ALL meanings of turn off
turn off
T t - verb with object turn off to perform (a gymnastic feat) by rotating or revolving: to turn a somersault. 1
- verb with object turn off to disturb the mental balance of; distract; derange. 1
- verb with object turn off to disorder or upset the placement or condition of: He turned the room upside down. 1
- verb with object turn off Obsolete. to convert. to pervert. 1
- verb without object turn off to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate. 1
- verb without object turn off to move partly around through the arc of a circle, as a door on a hinge. 1
- verb without object turn off to hinge or depend (usually followed by on or upon): The question turns on this point. 1
- verb without object turn off to direct or set one's course toward, away from, or in a particular direction. 1
- verb without object turn off to direct the face or gaze toward or away from someone or something. 1
- verb without object turn off to direct one's thought, attention, desire, etc., toward or away from someone or something. 1
- verb without object turn off to give or apply one's interest, attention, effort, etc., to something; pursue: He turned to the study and practice of medicine. 1
- verb without object turn off to change or reverse a course so as to go in a different or the opposite direction: to turn to the right. 1
- verb without object turn off to change position so as to face in a different or the opposite direction. 1
- verb without object turn off to change or reverse position or posture as by a rotary motion. 1
- verb without object turn off to shift the body about as if on an axis: to turn on one's side while sleeping. 1
- verb without object turn off to assume a curved form; bend. 1
- verb without object turn off to become blunted or dulled by bending, as the cutting edge of a knife or saw. 1
- verb without object turn off to be affected with nausea, as the stomach. 1
- verb without object turn off to be affected with giddiness or dizziness; have a sensation of whirling or reeling. 1
- verb without object turn off to adopt religion, a manner of life, etc., especially as differing from a previous position or attitude: He turned to Christianity in his old age. 1
- verb without object turn off to change or transfer one's loyalties; defect: He turned from the Democrats and joined the Republicans. 1
- verb without object turn off to change an attitude or policy: to turn in favor of someone; to turn against a person. 1
- verb without object turn off to change or alter, as in nature, character, or appearance. 1
- verb without object turn off to become sour, rancid, fermented, or the like, as milk or butter. 1
- verb without object turn off to change color: The leaves began to turn in October. 1
- verb without object turn off to change so as to be; become: a lawyer turned poet; to turn pale. 1
- verb without object turn off to become mentally unbalanced or distracted. 1
- verb without object turn off to put about or tack, as a ship. 1
- verb without object turn off Journalism. (of copy) to run either from the bottom of the last column on one page to the top of the first column on the following page or from one column on a page to the expected place in the next column on the page (opposed to jump). 1
- noun turn off a movement of partial or total rotation: a slight turn of the handle. 1
- transitive verb+adverb turn off switch off, extinguish 1
- noun turn off an act of changing or reversing position or posture, as by a rotary movement: a turn of the head. 1
- transitivephrasal verb turn off exit: a road 1
- noun turn off a time or opportunity for action which comes in due rotation or order to each of a number of persons, animals, etc.: It's my turn to pay the bill. 1
- noun turn off an act of changing or reversing the course or direction: to make a turn to the right. 1
- noun turn off a place or point at which such a change occurs. 1
- noun turn off a place where a road, river, or the like turns; bend: About a mile ahead, you'll come to a turn in the road. 1
- noun turn off a single revolution, as of a wheel. 1
- noun turn off an act of turning so as to face or go in a different direction. 1
- noun turn off direction, drift, or trend: The conversation took an interesting turn. 1
- noun turn off any change, as in nature, character, condition, affairs, circumstances, etc.; alteration; modification: a turn for the better. 1
- noun turn off the point or time of change. 1
- noun turn off the time during which a worker or a set of workers is at work in alternation with others. 1
- noun turn off that which is done by each of a number of persons acting in rotation or succession. 1
- noun turn off rounded or curved form. 1
- noun turn off the shape or mold in which something is formed or cast. 1
- noun turn off a passing or twisting of one thing around another, as of a rope around a mast. 1
- noun turn off the state of or a manner of being twisted. 1
- noun turn off a single circular or convoluted shape, as of a coiled or wound rope. 1
- noun turn off a small latch operated by a turning knob or lever. 1