- turn someone/something down
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his novel was turned down
Syn:reject, spurn, rebuff, refuse, decline2)Pete turned the sound down
Syn:reduce, lower, decrease, lessen, mute
Synonyms and antonyms dictionary. 2014.
turn someone/something down
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turn someone/something down — 1 his novel was turned down: REJECT, spurn, rebuff, refuse, decline; Brit. informal knock back. 2 Pete turned the sound down: REDUCE, lower … Useful english dictionary
turn someone/thing down — 1》 reject an offer or proposal or someone making one. 2》 (turn something down) adjust a control on an electrical device to reduce the volume, heat, etc. → turn … English new terms dictionary
track someone/something down — DISCOVER, find, detect, hunt down/out, unearth, uncover, turn up, dig up, ferret out, bring to light, run to earth, run to ground. → track * * * find someone or something after a thorough or difficult search … Useful english dictionary
track someone/something down — Syn: discover, find, detect, hunt down, unearth, uncover, turn up, dig up, ferret out, run to ground … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
turn — 1. verb 1) the wheels were still turning Syn: go round, revolve, rotate, spin, roll, circle, wheel, whirl, gyrate, swivel, pivot 2) I turned and headed back Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
turn someone or something upside down — tv. to upset someone or something; to confuse someone or something. □ We turned his place upside down, but never found the gun. □ The whole business turned me upside down. It’ll take days to recover … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
turn — turn1 [ tɜrn ] verb *** ▸ 1 change position ▸ 2 change direction ▸ 3 make circular movement ▸ 4 do/become something else ▸ 5 become particular age ▸ 6 move page to other side ▸ 7 about stomach ▸ 8 milk: become sour ▸ 9 affect game/fight ▸ 10… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
turn — verb 1》 move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis. ↘twist or sprain (an ankle). 2》 move into a different position, especially so as to face the opposite direction. ↘change or cause to change direction. ↘(of the… … English new terms dictionary
turn back — verb 1. retrace one s course (Freq. 7) The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back • Syn: ↑backtrack, ↑double back • Hypernyms: ↑return • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
