turn
- noun
- /tɜrn/
- UK
- Maybe we just take this sweet ride for a turn around the block.
Examples
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A world of good would come from a little turn along the river, is what he told her.
Fiction book (1990) -
We're going to take a turn around the town.
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Just taking another turn around the property.
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One turn on the trail, huh?
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After one turn about the garden, she found Benjamin himself.
Fiction book (1994) -
I really promise I will take a turn around the rink.
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It would be so lovely to take a turn around the gardens.
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The scoundrel was in the habit of taking a turn around the town before retiring to the pub for the evening.
Fiction book (2001) -
A little turn arοund the deck will do yοu gοοd.
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After dinner, we decided to take a short turn around the neighborhood to enjoy the cool evening air.
Synonyms
An act of moving on foot for exercise, pleasure, or travel
A slow easy walk taken for pleasure
A slow, aimless walk that follows a curving path
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
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
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Etymology
Turn for a short walk comes from the small act of going out and coming back as one round, so to go for a 'turn' is to take a short, easy walk.