turning over

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Present participle of turn over
inverting, flipping over; reversal
turning over a new leaf
Present participle of turn over a new leaf
turn over
To produce, complete, or cycle through

They can turn over about three hundred units per hour.

turn over
To flip over; to rotate top to bottom

Turn over the box and look at the bottom.

turn over
To relinquish; give back

They turned over the evidence to the authorities.

turn over
To transfer

But what is to be done with our manufacturing population This one thing, of doing for them by ‘underselling all people,’ and filling our own bursten pockets and appetites by the road; and turning over all care for any ‘population,’ or human or divine consideration except cash only, to the winds, with a “Laissez-faire” and the rest of it: this is evidently not the thing.

turn over
turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
turn over
If you turn over a job or responsibility that you have, you give it to someone else, so that you no longer have it. The King may turn over some of his official posts to his son
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cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
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place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
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An engine is said to turn over when the starter has caused the crankshaft to begin to turn, which starts the pistons moving so that combustion can begin to take place in the cylinders, providing power to move the car
turn over
In football and basketball and other team sports, to lose possession of the ball through a mistake (as a fumble or intercepted pass) or an infraction of the rules (such as stepping out of bounds or traveling!
turn over
think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
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Losing possession of the ball, typically by error
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do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year"
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turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
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If you turn something over in your mind, you think carefully about it. Even when she didn't say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind
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If you turn something over to someone, you give it to them when they ask for it, because they have a right to it. I would, indeed, turn the evidence over to the police The lawyer turned over the release papers. = hand over
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If you turn something over, or if it turns over, it is moved so that the top part is now facing downwards. Liz picked up the blue envelope and turned it over curiously I don't suppose you thought to turn over the tape, did you? The buggy turned over and Nancy was thrown out
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If you turn over when you are watching television, you change to another channel. Whenever he's on TV, I turn over. see also turnover
turn over
change direction; exchange; submit; (Slang) rob
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turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
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cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
turn over
do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year
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move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
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If you turn over, for example when you are lying in bed, you move your body so that you are lying in a different position. Ann turned over in her bed once more
turning over

    Hyphenation

    turn·ing over

    Turkish pronunciation

    tırnîng ōvır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtərnəɴɢ ˈōvər/ /ˈtɜrnɪŋ ˈoʊvɜr/
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