turn a loss
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~ fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
turn a nice dollar
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~ make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time"
turn a nice penny
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~ make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time"
turn off
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~ make a turn; "turn off at the parking area"
turn
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~ become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year"
turn
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~ pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle"
turn one's stomach
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~ upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"
turn thumbs down
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~ vote against; "The faculty turned thumbs down on the candidate for the Dean position"
turn in
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~ carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
turn a nice dime
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~ make a satisfactory profit; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time"
turn down
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~ reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
turn
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~ shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel"
turn around
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~ improve dramatically; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math"
turn over
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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
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~ cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold"
turn off
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~ cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
turn
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~ twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
turn
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~ change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
turn
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~ cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
turn around
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~ turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake"