Lexic.us

Definition of Turn out

1. Verb. Be shown or be found to be. "She turned up HIV positive"

2. Verb. Prove to be in the result or end. "It turns out that he was right"

3. Verb. Produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery. "This factory turns out saws"

4. Verb. Result or end. "How will the game turn out?"

5. Verb. Come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons. "How many people turned out that evening?"

6. Verb. Bring forth,. "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

7. Verb. Put out or expel from a place. "The unruly student was excluded from the game"

8. Verb. Come and gather for a public event. "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"

9. Verb. Outfit or equip, as with accessories. "The actors were turned out lavishly"

10. Verb. Turn outward. "Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

11. Verb. Cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch. "Turn out the lights"

12. Verb. Get up and out of bed. "Sam and Sue turn out"; "He uprose at night"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turn Out

turn a nice penny turn a profit turn a trick turn back turn down turn down ratio turn in turn indicator turn off turn of events

turn of logs turn of the century turn on turn one's stomach turn on a dime turn out (current term) turn over turn signal turn tail turn the tables

turn the tide turn thumbs down turn to turn turtle turn up turn up the heat turn up the pressure turonian turophile turophiles

Other Resources: