to turn
- verb
- /tɜrn/
- He suddenly turned his ankle while running on the uneven surface.
And sure enough, like maybe the first couple of weeks of practice, I turn my ankle really bad and I'm like, dude, I cannot even walk.
- And sure enough, like maybe the first couple of weeks of practice, I turn my ankle really bad and I'm like, dude, I cannot even walk.
Examples
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So you must have turned too fast.
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I see my dad on the ground, on the ice and his leg is turned the wrong way.
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The hole was loose, so we could turn his leg somewhat.
Academic text (2016) -
The right foot is turned slightly inward and falls with a hard limp.
Fiction book (1996) -
I stumbled out of the bushes and turned gingerly to see what was behind me.
Fiction book (2000) -
She accidentally turned her foot when she stumbled over the curb.
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During the soccer match, he turned his ankle and had to be helped off the field.
Synonyms
To turn a joint or part of your body so it becomes injured
To injure a joint by suddenly twisting it, causing pain and swelling but not a bone break
To twist part of your body suddenly so it hurts
To twist part of the body suddenly so it hurts and may sprain
To twist or sprain a body part suddenly, for example an ankle
Idioms
To change a situation so you get the advantage over someone who had it before
To leave quickly by suddenly walking away because you are angry or shocked
- Informal
To think a dead person is very upset because something goes against what they cared about
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Cause a big sudden change that leaves people confused
Move on to the next page or to a new part of your life after a difficult time
To try to make someone change what they do by making them feel more stress
Compounds
A period of years around the start of a new century, about ten years before and after
- US
A flashing light on a vehicle that shows which way the driver will turn or change lanes
- Literature
A very good performance by an actor or entertainer that gets special attention
- Specialized
A unit for magnet strength that one ampere of current produces in one loop of wire
A driving move where the driver pulls the handbrake so the rear wheels slide and the car turns sharply
- Jargon
A skiing turn where you push the tail of one ski out to slow and change direction
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Turn for a twisted joint comes from the same simple motion of twisting, so when you 'turn' your ankle you twist it suddenly and hurt it.