turn over

turn over

verb

Definition of TURN OVER

transitive verb

1

a : to turn from an upright position : overturn b : rotate <turn over a stiff valve with a wrench>; also : to cause (an internal combustion engine) to begin firing

2

: to search (as clothes or papers) by lifting or moving one by one

3

: to read or examine (as a book) slowly or idly

4

: deliver, surrender <I'm turning the job over to you>; also : to lose possession of <turned the ball over three times>

5

a : to receive and dispose of (a stock of merchandise) b : to do business to the amount of <turning over $1000 a week>

intransitive verb

1

: upset, capsize

2

a : rotate b of an engine : to have crankshaft rotation especially by external means (as by a starter) <the engine turned over but didn't start>

3

a of one's stomach : to heave with nausea b of one's heart : to seem to leap or lurch convulsively with sudden fright

— turn over a new leaf

: to make a change for the better especially in one's way of living

Examples of TURN OVER

1. <reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak>
2. <turned the evidence over to the police>

First Known Use of TURN OVER

14th century

Related to TURN OVER

Synonyms: cede, cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, turn in, surrender, yield

Antonyms: hold, keep, retain

Related Words: commit, consign, entrust (also intrust), transfer; forfeit, release, waive; abnegate, renounce, resign; abandon, desert, discard, forsake, part (with), shed

Near Antonyms: keep, retain, withhold

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Rhymes with TURN OVER

allover, all over, bind over, blow over, boil over, bowl over, changeover, chew over, comb-over, come over, crossover, cross over, cutover, flashover, flyover, get over, give over, go over, hand over, hangover, Hannover, holdover, hold over, in clover, kick over, knock over, layover, lay over, leftover, lie over, look over, makeover, make over, mess over, moreover, once-over, Passover, pass over, pick over, popover, pullover, pull over, pushover, put over, red clover, Rickover, rollover, roll over, runover, run over, sea rover, slipover, spillover, stopover, strikeover, sweet clover, takeover, take over, talk over, throw over, tide over, turnover, voice-over, walkover, walk over, warmed-over, watch over, wingover, work over