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▸ verb: (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
▸ verb: (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
▸ verb: (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
▸ verb: (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
▸ verb: (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
▸ verb: (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
▸ verb: (transitive) To twist or sprain.
▸ verb: (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
▸ verb: (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
▸ verb: (intransitive or transitive) To change condition or attitude.
▸ verb: (copulative) To become (begin to be).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
▸ verb: To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
▸ verb: (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
▸ verb: (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
▸ verb: (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
▸ verb: To reach a certain age.
▸ verb: To hinge; to depend.
▸ verb: To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
▸ verb: To change personal condition.
▸ verb: (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
▸ verb: To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
▸ verb: To sicken; to nauseate.
▸ verb: To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
▸ verb: (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
▸ verb: (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
▸ verb: (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
▸ verb: To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
▸ verb: (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
▸ verb: (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
▸ verb: (archaic) To translate.
▸ verb: (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
▸ noun: A change of direction or orientation.
▸ noun: A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
▸ noun: (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
▸ noun: A walk to and fro.
▸ noun: A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
▸ noun: A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
▸ noun: One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
▸ noun: A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
▸ noun: The time required to complete a project.
▸ noun: A fit or a period of giddiness.
▸ noun: A change in temperament or circumstance.
▸ noun: (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
▸ noun: (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
▸ noun: (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
▸ noun: A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
▸ noun: A single loop of a coil.
▸ noun: (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
▸ noun: Character; personality; nature.
▸ noun: (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
▸ noun: (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
▸ noun: (printing, dated) A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.
▸ noun: (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
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