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turn over
verb
Definition of TURN OVER
transitive verb1
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
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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
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
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First Known Use of TURN OVER
14th century
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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
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