"the big wheel was turning"

• perform (a somersault or cartwheel)

  "the boy shot up off the ground and turned a somersault in the air"

• twist or sprain (an ankle)

  "Wright turned his ankle in the first minute of the game"

"turn the mould upside down"

• change the position of one's body so that one is facing in a different direction

  "Charlie turned and looked at his friend"

• move (something) so as to be aimed or pointed in a particular direction

  "she turned her head towards me"

• change or cause to change direction

  "we turned round and headed back to the house"

• (of the tide) change from flood to ebb or vice versa

  "as the tide turned he finally managed to bring the barge into its berth"

• move (a page) over so that it is flat against the previous or next page

  "she turned a page noisily"

• fold or unfold (fabric or a piece of a garment) in the specified way

  "he turned up the collar of his coat"

• pass round (the flank or defensive lines of an army) so as to attack it from the side or rear

  "there was still the sea, by way of which the Persians hoped to turn all mountain or isthmus defence lines"

• pass (an opponent) at close quarters by feinting to go one way then moving in another direction

  "Hooper received the ball and turned his defender before scoring with a crisp left foot shot"

• bend back (the edge of a blade) so as to make it blunt

  "thou hast also turned the edge of his sword"

"Emmeline turned pale"

• cause to change in nature, state, form, or colour

  "cover potatoes with sacking to keep the light from turning them green"

• send or put into a specified place or condition

  "the dogs were turned loose on the crowd"

• pass the age or time of

  "I've just turned forty"

• (of leaves) change colour in the autumn

  "the chestnut leaves were turning"

• (with reference to the stomach) make or become nauseated

  "the smell was bad enough to turn the strongest stomach"

• (with reference to milk) make or become sour

  "the thunder had turned the milk"

"the faceplate is turned rather than cast"

• give a graceful or elegant form to

  "if I could turn a tune, I even think I should sing"

"there is also a concern that he would remain a security risk, especially as the authorities had already tried to turn him"

"for some reason he thought I was the one who could turn him"

"in 2021 the company turned a profit for the first time"

"a safety lock requiring four turns of the key"

• a bend or curve in a road, path, river, etc.

  "the twists and turns in the passageways"

• deviation in the direction of the ball when bouncing off the pitch

  "the spinners have already begun to extract a lot of turn"

• one round in a coil of rope or other material

"they made a left turn and picked up speed"

• a development or change in a situation

  "the latest turn of events"

• a time when one period of time ends and another begins

  "the turn of the century"

• a place where a road meets or branches off another; a turning

  "they were approaching the turn"

• a change of the tide from ebb to flow or vice versa

  "the turn of the tide"

• the beginning of the second nine holes of a round of golf

  "he made the turn in one under par"

"it was his turn to speak"

• a short performance, especially one of a number given by different performers in succession

  "Lewis gave her best ever comic turn"

• a performer giving a short performance

  "Malton's comedy turn, Mark Poole, takes to the stage tonight in Cinderella"

"why don't you take a turn around the garden?"

"you gave us quite a turn!"

• a brief feeling or experience of illness

  "he has these funny turns"

• a profit made from the difference between the buying and selling price of stocks or other financial products