to turn out
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3.0
- phrasal verb
- /tɜrn aʊt/
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- Once the dough has risen, punch it down and turn out onto a floured surface.
- toes turned out
- feet turned out
- hips turned out
Examples
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Turn your pockets out.
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Turn out your toes.
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Come on, turn out your pockets.
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Turn out your pockets.
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It's also good for checking that your knees are stretched in arabesque (and legs turned out).
Blog text (11) -
Obama supporters turn out to see Obama at rallies, but they are less inclined to turn out for something so mundane as voting.
Blog text (16) -
The youth's stance—hands behind back, feet turned out, head tilted—recurs almost exactly in the final Sebastian.
Academic text (2015) -
Carefully turn out the cake onto a cooling rack so it doesn't break.
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After baking, wait a few minutes and then turn out the frittata onto a plate.
Synonyms
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1.0
Move something so it faces a different direction or side
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1.0
To make something turn around quickly
144
3.0
To turn around a central point, like a wheel or planet
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3.2
To make something move in a circle around a central point
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2.1
To turn your body quickly in a circle many times
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3.7
To spread out from one point in different directions
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4.7
To turn around on a point to face a different way
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6.7
To turn something outward, especially fingers or toes
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4.2
To turn around a fixed point
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3.6
Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun
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5.6
To change the direction or main focus of something
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3.2
To turn a body part outward from the middle
To find your position and get used to a new place or situation
To make something turn around its center like a wheel
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The dressing sense is only partially derivable from the constituents: 'turn' (change) + 'out' (outward) can be linked to altering outward appearance, but the specific meaning 'dress/equip someone' depends on knowing the phrasal-verb usage rather than pure composition. Because 'turn out' has several unrelated senses and the connection to clothing is metaphorical and not fully predictable, a B1 learner who only knows the words may not reliably infer this meaning.
Etymology
Turn out has a clear image in dance: dancers turn their legs out from the hips so the feet point away from the body. That's why it means 'to rotate' or move something so it points outward.