Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

   {To turn adrift}, to cast off, to cease to care for.

   {To turn a flange} (Mech.), to form a flange on, as around a
      metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and
      hammering, or rolling the metal.

   {To turn against}.
      (a) To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against
          himself.
      (b) To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's
          friends against him.

   {To turn a hostile army}, {To turn the enemy's flank}, or the
      like (Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind
      it or upon its side.

   {To turn a penny}, or {To turn an honest penny}, to make a
      small profit by trade, or the like.

   {To turn around one's finger}, to have complete control of
      the will and actions of; to be able to influence at
      pleasure.

   {To turn aside}, to avert.

   {To turn away}.
      (a) To dismiss from service; to discard; as, to turn away
          a servant.
      (b) To avert; as, to turn away wrath or evil.

   {To turn back}.
      (a) To give back; to return.

                We turn not back the silks upon the merchants,
                When we have soiled them.         --Shak.
      (b) To cause to return or retrace one's steps; hence, to
          drive away; to repel. --Shak.

   {To turn down}.
      (a) To fold or double down.
      (b) To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn
          down cards.
      (c) To lower, or reduce in size, by turning a valve,
          stopcock, or the like; as, turn down the lights.

   {To turn in}.
      (a) To fold or double under; as, to turn in the edge of
          cloth.
      (b) To direct inwards; as, to turn the toes in when
          walking.
      (c) To contribute; to deliver up; as, he turned in a large
          amount. [Colloq.]

   {To turn in the mind}, to revolve, ponder, or meditate upon;
      -- with about, over, etc. `` Turn these ideas about in
      your mind.'' --I. Watts.

   {To turn off}.
      (a) To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant
          or a parasite.
      (b) To give over; to reduce.
      (c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts
          from serious subjects; to turn off a joke.
      (d) To accomplish; to perform, as work.
      (e) (Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of
          turning; to reduce in size by turning.
      (f) To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve,
          stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as,
          to turn off the water or the gas.