| 单词 | to turn and wind |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto turn and wind Phrases P1. With noun as object or complement. a. (a) to turn one's (also †the) back: to change one's position so that one's back faces a person, a place, etc.; (also figurative) to stop looking at or monitoring the behaviour of a person; (formerly also) to flee, take flight; cf. to turn tail at Phrases 1o (obsolete). Cf. earlier to turn the ridge at ridge n.1 1b. [Compare Anglo-Norman, Old French, Middle French, French tourner le dos to flee (1100).] ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] wendeOE i-wite971 ashakec975 shakeOE to go awayOE witea1000 afareOE agoOE atwendOE awayOE to wend awayOE awendOE gangOE rimeOE flitc1175 to fare forthc1200 depart?c1225 part?c1225 partc1230 to-partc1275 biwitec1300 atwitea1325 withdrawa1325 to draw awayc1330 passc1330 to turn one's (also the) backc1330 lenda1350 begonec1370 remuea1375 voidc1374 removec1380 to long awaya1382 twinc1386 to pass one's wayc1390 trussc1390 waive1390 to pass out ofa1398 avoida1400 to pass awaya1400 to turn awaya1400 slakec1400 wagc1400 returnc1405 to be gonea1425 muck1429 packc1450 recede1450 roomc1450 to show (a person) the feetc1450 to come offc1475 to take one's licence1475 issue1484 devoidc1485 rebatea1500 walka1500 to go adieua1522 pikea1529 to go one's ways1530 retire?1543 avaunt1549 to make out1558 trudge1562 vade?1570 fly1581 leave1593 wag1594 to get off1595 to go off1600 to put off1600 shog1600 troop1600 to forsake patch1602 exit1607 hence1614 to give offa1616 to take off1657 to move off1692 to cut (also slip) the painter1699 sheera1704 to go about one's business1749 mizzle1772 to move out1792 transit1797–1803 stump it1803 to run away1809 quit1811 to clear off1816 to clear out1816 nash1819 fuff1822 to make (take) tracks (for)1824 mosey1829 slope1830 to tail out1830 to walk one's chalks1835 to take away1838 shove1844 trot1847 fade1848 evacuate1849 shag1851 to get up and get1854 to pull out1855 to cut (the) cable(s)1859 to light out1859 to pick up1872 to sling one's Daniel or hook1873 to sling (also take) one's hook1874 smoke1893 screw1896 shoot1897 voetsak1897 to tootle off1902 to ship out1908 to take a (run-out, walk-out, etc.) powder1909 to push off1918 to bugger off1922 biff1923 to fuck off1929 to hit, split or take the breeze1931 to jack off1931 to piss offa1935 to do a mick1937 to take a walk1937 to head off1941 to take a hike1944 moulder1945 to chuff off1947 to get lost1947 to shoot through1947 skidoo1949 to sod off1950 peel1951 bug1952 split1954 poop1961 mugger1962 frig1965 society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart, leave, or go away [verb (intransitive)] to come awayeOE wendeOE i-wite971 ashakec975 shakeOE to go awayOE witea1000 afareOE agoOE awayOE dealc1000 goOE awendOE rimeOE to go one's wayOE flitc1175 depart?c1225 partc1230 to-partc1275 atwitea1325 withdrawa1325 to turn one's (also the) backc1330 lenda1350 begonec1370 remuea1375 removec1380 to long awaya1382 twinc1386 to pass one's wayc1390 trussc1390 to turn awaya1400 returnc1405 to be gonea1425 recede1450 roomc1450 to come offc1475 to take one's licence1475 issue1484 walka1500 to go adieua1522 pikea1529 avaunt1549 trudge1562 vade?1570 discoast1571 leave1593 wag1594 to go off1600 troop1600 hence1614 to set on one's foota1616 to pull up one's stumps1647 quit1811 to clear out1816 slope1830 to walk one's chalks1835 shove1844 to roll out1850 to pull out1855 to light out1859 to take a run-out powder1909 to push off (also along)1923 c1330 Simonie (Auch.) (1991) l. 348 He wole take xl pans for to do doun his hod And speke for þe a word or to and don þe litel god, I trouwe. And haue he turned þe bak, he makeþ þe a mouwe. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) v. l. 264 (MED) Furious and wroth, Tornynge þe bak, oute anon he goth. a1450 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Lamb.) (1887) i. l. 8486 When þey wer sondred, þey tur [n] d þe bak. 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. D4 When I craued a finall resolution to my fatall passions, shee filde her..eyes full of furie, turned her backe, and shooke me off with a Non placet. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. i. 130 The shame Of those that turnd their backes . View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. x. 9 When he had turned his backe to go from Samuel. View more context for this quotation c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) I. 99 If you turn your backs and refuse to..hearken. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 108. ¶4 Sir Roger's Back was no sooner turn'd but honest Will. began. 1858 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 764/1 Sensible mothers..know enough to throw his trash out of the window as soon as he turns his back. 2004 Ashmolean Summer 2 The sea-god Poseidon, trident in hand, turns his back in disgust at the heroes' action, while the walls of Troy rear in the background. (b) to turn one's (also the) back to (also †unto): = to turn one's back on at Phrases 1a(c). Formerly also (with indirect object) †to turn (a person) the back. ΚΠ c1400 Prickynge of Love (Harl.) (1983) 22 (MED) Good ihesu..I..for-ȝete þe..and turne my bak to-þe-ward. a1425 in M. L. Arntz Richard Rolle & Gratia Dei (1981) 100 In þe tyme of prayere..mene sall noght turne God þe bake & speke with othire. a1500 (a1400) Ipomedon (Chetham) (1889) l. 4797 (MED) He tornyde hym the bake þat tyde..Vnder his dent he durste not byde. c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) vi (MED) Fortune the bak him turnyt. 1574 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Job (new ed.) sig. ¶¶.ij. The wicked hath tourned vnto me the backe, and not the face. 1698 F. Grant Sadducismus Debellatus 6 Thou turn'st thy Back to me, when I am telling thee truth; if I were reading a Story-Book..thou would'st hear that. 1755 W. Emerson Navigation i. 6 Then turning the back to the sun, and looking through the vanes C and A, raise or settle the Instrument. 1899 S. Crane in McClure's Mag. Feb. 335 The situation demanded that he face the sea and turn his back to the Spanish bullets. 2006 S. Kenyon Dark Side of Moon xi. 186 He turned his back to her as if nothing had happened. But even so she could sense his unrest. (c) to turn one's back on (also upon): to change one's position so that one's back faces (a person, a place, etc.); (in extended and figurative use) to depart from, abandon, desert, refuse contact with (a person, place, etc.). ΚΠ a1425 in M. L. Arntz Richard Rolle & Gratia Dei (1981) 100 For velany it were grete..if a mane stode before þe pape or þe kyng to say his nedis, if he turne his bak on þos lords þe whils he spekes with þaim of his nedfull thynges to iangill with othire about hym with wayne wordes. c1480 (a1400) St. Placidus 303 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 78 Forton..turnyt hyr bak one hym wrathly. 1537 M. Coverdale tr. M. Luther Expos. Psalm xxii sig. Biiiv Thus speaketh a sure and constant fayth, which turneth her back vpon euery thynge that is temporall & transitory. 1581 Earl of Morton in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1910) VI. 14 I was purposed to have..turned my backe upon Scotland while I had sene further. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear i. 165 To turne thy hated backe Vpon our kingdome. View more context for this quotation 1740 C. Davies Life & Adventures ii. 28 He answered with a Pish only, and turning his back on me, said to a Captain, you see the Fruits of making mean People familiar. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xxx. 522 I never turned my back on my leader yet. 1912 E. Sidgwick Herself vii. 99 The story went of him that on a gala opera-night..he had begun by turning his back on the stage. 1987 R. Hall Kisses of Enemy (1990) iii. lii. 300 He wears his nose rather too high in the air and is given to turning his back upon persons attempting to be pleasant to him. 2013 C. Johnson Serpent's Tooth 31 The keys are hanging in the holding cell, but I wouldn't turn my back on him for an instant. b. to turn the balance (also †beam): to have greater weight or importance; to preponderate: = to turn the scale at Phrases 1m. Cf. beam n.1 6. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [verb (intransitive)] to turn the balance (also beam)1600 to turn the scale1815 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. i. 313 A moth will turne the ballance; which Pyramus, which Thisby is the better. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. v. 158 Thy madnes shall be payd with weight Tell our scale turne the beame. 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature iii. 59 When there is nothing in the opposite Scale..this [probability] in the course of nature must turn the beam. 1841 D. W. Jobson Hist. French Revol. v. 199 The intelligence of Dumouriez's disasters turned the beam in favour of the Jacobins, whose energy in moments of peril invariably triumphed over the irresolution of the others. 1892 Eng. Illustr. Mag. 10 36 A straw will often suffice to turn the balance. 2014 Australian (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Review section) 16 Dingos..turned the balance of Australian fauna in favour of carnivores. c. to turn (†one's) bridle: to turn one's horse and ride back; (of a rider) to retreat. Also figurative. Now rare and archaic. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > ride a horse (or other animal) [verb (intransitive)] > turn back to turn (one's) bridlec1330 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 4937 Gaheriet þo turned his bridel And swiþe wald oȝain ride Ac þe paiems about him come And wold him han ynome. a1450 (a1400) Athelston (1951) l. 546 (MED) Þe bysschop..turnys hys brydyl and wendes agayn..Vnto þe Brokene-Cros off ston. 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars ii. 60 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian The Persians..drave them out of the fastnesses, and then turn'd bridle. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed xiii, in Tales Crusaders I. 242 Were I you, my Lady Eveline,..I would turn bridle yet; for this old dungeon seems little likely to afford food or shelter to Christian folks. 1920 Shanghai Gaz. 28 Jan. 3/5 The moment they had passed me they turned bridle to accompany me to my destination. 2014 A. W. Field Prelude to Waterloo ix Some individuals attacked the guns and caused some disorder and casualties before turning bridle and rallying with their units. d. to turn one's coat: to change sides, to desert one's party or principles. Cf. turncoat n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change [verb (intransitive)] > in conduct to turn one's coat1565 convert?1575 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > desert one's party or principles declinec1374 starta1450 revert?a1525 to fall away1535 to turn (one's) tippet1546 revolt1549 shrink1553 to turn one's coat1565 to come over1576 apostate1596 to change (one's) sides1596 defect1596 renegade1611 to change foot1618 to run over1643 to face about1645 apostatize1648 tergiverse1675 tergiversate1678 desert1689 apostasize1696 renegado1731 rat1810 to cross the floor1822 turncoat1892 to take (the) soup1907 turn1977 1565 R. Shacklock tr. S. Hozjusz Hatchet of Heresies 74 Howe many tymes Melancthon hath turned his cote in this one opinion. 1577 J. Grange Garden in Golden Aphroditis sig. Oiijv Now must I turne my coate and cleaue vnto my God, Desiring pardon for my crime. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 196 That all the Protestants would either turn their Coats, Copies, arms, or fly away. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose ix, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. IV. 210 Sir John Urrie, a soldier..who had already changed sides twice during the Civil War, and was destined to turn his coat a third time before it was ended. 1946 G. Millar Horned Pigeon ix. 130 Like good policemen all over the world, they were only too willing to turn their coats (to keep law and order, of course). 2002 Philadelphia Weekly 17 Apr. 15/2 The mass mailing sent to GOP backers across the state had local voter-registration officials telling the Inquirer that a few thousand locals have turned their coats. e. to turn (†one's) colour: to change colour, become a different colour; (of a person) to become pale or red in the face (now rare).Cf. quot. 1450 at sense 36a(a). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > paleness > [verb (intransitive)] > become or turn pale blakea1225 fallowa1250 blokec1275 bloknec1315 bleykec1327 blikena1400 falla1450 to paint pale (also white)a1529 blemish1530 appale1534 to turn (one's) colour1548 wan1582 bleak1605 whiten1775 blench1813 etiolate1882 the world > matter > colour > change of colour > change colour [verb (intransitive)] turn1568 chameleonize1599 to turn (one's) colour1604 discolour1612 colour1667 stir1792 the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > [verb (intransitive)] > change colour to change (one's) huec1380 to change coloura1387 to change countenance (also face)c1425 change1600 to turn (one's) colour1604 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cxxiv It maie euidently appere, that the blacke Ethyopian, or the blacke coloured rauen, wil soner turne their colours. ?1567 M. Parker Def. Priestes Mariages 129 And knittyng his browes, he laied his hande on his dagger, and set his countenaunce in suche sorte, that the Frenche hardie Ambassadour, tourned coloure wonderfully. 1589 J. Banister Antidotarie Chyrurg. 273 Let them boyle till they turne colour. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 522 Looke where he has not turnd his cullour, and has teares in's eyes. View more context for this quotation 1720 D. Manley Power of Love vi. 346 She turned Colour, and was much surprized to see so great a Company. 1899 Tit-Bits 19 Aug. 420/2 [These] buttons..do not turn colour. 1965 M. Allingham Mind Readers (2008) xii. 123 It was a friendly question but the Deputy Commander laughed abruptly and turned colour. 1988 T. Vennum Wild Rice & Ojibway People Pref. p. vii. The crisp early autumn day, with clear, deep blue sky and sugar maples beginning to turn color, was reflected from the lake. 2016 C. L. Tan Sarong Party Girls vii. 86 Ah Beng became damned angry. After his face turned color a bit, he turned around and used his finger to signal his friends to come over. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > bluntness > become blunt [verb (intransitive)] to turn edge1578 to turn again1579 rebate1587 turn1633 blunt1684 1578 A. Golding tr. Seneca Conc. Benefyting i. iv. f. 4v Yet a Greek, whose sharpnes of wit being ouer thin, is soone blunted and oftentymes turneth edge. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. iii. 234 How-ever at this time they might turn edge, they had formerly been true blades for his Holinesse. 1675 W. Okeley Eben-Ezer Upon this Bk. Had but some Monk this History to Dress, He would have made the Iron-Teeth of th' Press Turn Edge, and grin, to chew the stuff and stile. g. Military. to turn the flank of: to enable an attack from the side or behind by getting round the flank of (an opposing army, etc.); (figurative) to circumvent or outwit (a person). Cf. sense 16b. ΚΠ 1759 tr. Frederick II of Prussia in Mem. House of Brandenburg (ed. 4) 169 His Cavalry's extending upon their Right towards the Village of Vischell; making a Shew, as if they intended to turn the Enemy's left Flank, and take them in the Rear. 1795 W. Belsham Mem. Reign George III III. 214 An attempt was made to turn the flank of the Americans, and to surround the continental troops. 1813 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) X. 596 Sir Lowry Cole..retired..because his right flank was turned. 1841 R. W. Emerson Circles in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 311 There is not a piece of science, but its flank may be turned to-morrow. 1963 G. A. Williams Medieval London vii. 209 The aldermen tried to organize a boycott, but Mansel turned their flank. He summoned a Folkmoot. 1987 H. W. Pfanz Gettysburg: First Day xix. 264 Just as Avery's brigade turned the flank of the 134th New York on Coster's right, so Hays's brigade turned the flank of the 27th Pennsylvania on Coster's left. h. to turn one's hand. (a) To make an attack; to bring about hardship. Chiefly followed by against, upon. Cf. sense 26a. Now archaic and rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > attack [verb (transitive)] greetc893 overfallOE riseOE assail?c1225 to lay on or upon?c1225 onseekc1275 to set on ——c1290 infighta1300 saila1300 to go upon ——c1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 annoyc1380 impugnc1384 offendc1385 to fall on ——a1387 sault1387 affrayc1390 to set upon ——1390 to fall upon ——a1398 to lay at?a1400 semblea1400 assayc1400 havec1400 aset1413 oppressa1425 attachc1425 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 fray1465 oppugn?a1475 sayc1475 envaye1477 pursue1488 envahisshe1489 assaulta1500 to lay to, untoa1500 requirea1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 assemblec1515 expugn1530 to fare on1535 to fall into ——1550 mount1568 attack?1576 affront1579 invest1598 canvass1599 to take arms1604 attempt1605 to make force at, to, upon1607 salute1609 offence1614 strikea1616 to give a lift at1622 to get at ——1650 insult1697 to walk into ——1794 to go in at1812 to go for ——1838 to light on ——1842 strafe1915 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] assail?c1225 to set on ——c1290 saila1300 to turn one's handc1325 lashc1330 to set against ——c1330 impugnc1384 offendc1385 weighc1386 checka1400 to lay at?a1400 havec1400 to set at ——c1430 fraya1440 rehetea1450 besail1460 fray1465 tuilyie1487 assaulta1500 enterprise?1510 invade1513 sturt1513 attempt1546 lay1580 tilt1589 to fall aboard——1593 yoke1596 to let into1598 to fall foul1602 attack1655 do1780 to go in at1812 to pitch into ——1823 tackle1828 vampire1832 bushwhack1837 to go for ——1838 take1864 pile1867 volcano1867 to set about ——1879 vampirize1888 to get stuck into1910 to take to ——1911 weigh1941 rugby-tackle1967 rugger-tackle1967 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 6070 Suan þe duc of denemarch bigan to turne is hond & after þat he adde destrued þe souþhalf of þis lond He wende & robbede of þis lond al þe norþ side. a1425 (a1382) Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Corpus Oxf.) (1850) 2 Kings xxiv. 17 I biseche, be thin hoond turned [L. vertatur..manus tua] aȝens me, and aȝens the hows of my fader. 1694 J. Owen Englands Warning 14 By our obstinacy and continuance in impenitency and disobedience, we have caused him to turn his Hand against us. 1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church (1847) x. 107 Her cruel masters turned their ruthless hands against every thing and person that had a religious character. 1877 Queen's Printers' Bible-Aids 134 David..entreating him [sc. God] to spare the innocent people, and to turn his hand upon himself. 1906 Jewish Era 15 Jan. 171/1 The prophet intimates that when God has finished the chastisement of Judah He will then turn His hand upon those nations and punish them. 2010 K. M. Saxegaard Character Complexity in Bk. of Ruth viii. 199 She complains about God who has turned his hand against her. (b) Followed by to: to apply oneself to, set to work at, take up as an occupation. Frequently in such expressions as they can turn their hands to anything. Formerly also †without possessive. Cf. sense 22. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] > tackle or proceed to deal with entreat?a1450 overtakea1500 to go on ——1508 take1523 to go about ——?1533 to set upon ——1555 fall1589 to turn one's hand1628 to take to task1649 tackle1847 to take on1898 1628 T. Taylor Man in Christ 95 How mightily did Gods power manifest it selfe in ouercomming all difficulties in that Creation? no finite power could turne hand to it. 1703 R. Steele Tender Husband ii. i A good Servant should turn his Hand to every thing in a Family. 1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun in Wks. (1863) III. 11 She could turn her hand to anything. 1856 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 17 ii. 358 [He] can turn his own hand to the plough when wanted. 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland ii. 24 [He] was ready to turn his hand to anything that might enable him to earn a living. 1951 M. Lambert & E. Marx Eng. Pop. Art iii. 48 In the nineteenth century the pargeter sometimes turned his hand to making plaques for inn signs. 2014 Times (Nexis) 4 Oct. 57 My father had the gift of the gob—he could turn his hand to selling anything. i. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > holding out or making stand > hold out or make stand [verb (intransitive)] > resist werec1175 to turn head1575 to turn to bay1700 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxxix. 240 When they haue eyther earthed a vermine, or brought a Deare, Bore, or suche lyke, to turne head agaynst them, then we say They Baye. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 102 He..Turnes head against the lions armed iawes. View more context for this quotation 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 125 'Twas to no Purpose to turn Head, no Man would stand by us. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXX. at Rut At this time they will turn head, and furiously make at any living creature. (b) to turn a person's head: to make a person incapable of thinking sensibly; to make a person conceited or infatuated. [Compare French tourner la tête à quelqu'un to inspire admiration (1713), to make a person conceited or infatuated (1740), to make someone make an unwise choice (a1798).] ΚΠ 1663 A. Cowley Cutter of Coleman-St. v. xiii. 68 You turn my Head, you dizzie me. 1705 R. Steele Tender Husband ii. i. 17 Alack a day, Cousin Biddy, these Idle Romances have quite turn'd your Head. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. III. ii. 29 You have been making serious love to Patty, and have turned the poor girl's head. 1974 J. B. Keane Lett. of Love-Hungry Farmer in Celebrated Lett. (1996) 195 She is a fine ball of a woman with a noble stand and a head of red hair that would turn a man's head. 2005 M. Atwood Penelopiad xi. 76 People had praised her so often and lavished her with so many gifts and adjectives that it had turned her head. (c) to turn heads (and variants): (of a person or thing) to cause people to turn and look, typically by being strikingly attractive, stylish, etc.; to catch the eye or attract attention; cf. head-turner n. 2. ΚΠ 1878 Indiana State Sentinel (Indianapolis) 16 Jan. 2/3 She turned heads and won hearts as lightly as she toyed with her perfumed fan. 1894 A. G. Stephens Queenslander's Travel-notes ii. 12 The Samoan belles are really belles, and would turn many a head in Collins street. 1936 N.Y. Times 14 Apr. 5/2 (advt.) An original by Russeks Design Studio... Be the first to wear one and turn heads wherever you go. 1970 Guardian 21 Apr. 11/6 I have seen three women who would turn heads in London with their elegance. 1993 New Mexico Daily Lobo 21 Sept. 3/1 PageMaker 5.0 is turning the heads of professionals throughout the world. 2002 BusinessWeek 4 Mar. 53/2 Nissan wants this car to turn heads... That explains five new colors, ranging from paprika orange to lima-bean green. j. to turn a person's heart: to direct a person's attention, affection, or loyalty to or from someone or something; to change a person's inclination or attitude. ΚΠ a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 163 Ðe tilien..mid here wise word turneden mannes herte fram eorðeliche þankes to heuenliche þanke. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 20842 Þat lijf, ne dede, ne wele, ne wa, Mai neuer turn mi hert þe fra, Bot hald it hold in þi seruis. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. ii. xii. f. 117 Ye haly spreit..be his grace lythis & turnis our hart to God. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) v. vi. 59 Will nothing turne your vnrelenting hearts? 1744 M. Bishop Life Matthew Bishop 3 I hope he will turn your Heart from this Way of thinking. 1833 Court Jrnl. 14 Dec. 841/2 So felt the dying girl: exquisite sorrow but turned her heart more intensely to God. 1997 J. M. Scott in Exile 197 If he cannot turn his face he must turn his heart. 2011 R. Rienow When they turn Away vi. 87 If we desire to turn our hearts toward our children, we need to commit ourselves to forgiving them. k. to turn a (new) page: to make a fresh start or new beginning, esp. after a difficult or troubled period. Similarly to turn the page (on something): to put the past behind one, to move on from the preceding era or events.Cf. to turn over a new leaf at leaf n.1 Phrases 2b. ΚΠ 1888 Church at Home & Abroad Apr. 400/1 The school has entered upon a new era... We turn a new page in our school history. 1913 C. F. Holder Quakers in Great Brit. & Amer. iv. 77 It is well to turn the page on the crimes and manias which have held under the guise of religion. 1977 Newsweek (Nexis) 9 May 71 Next season we will do nine new ballets... You have to turn the page. 1989 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 2: Eastern Europe (B.B.C.) 23 Dec. EE/0647/B1 Political goodwill..[and] maximum tactfulness..are needed in order to turn a new page in the Bulgaro-Turkish dialogue. 1995 Espace Summer 5/2 The retrospective allows me to ‘turn the page’ on a number of things... I would like this to be..a spring-board towards new places. 2014 Cycle Sport Mag. Aug. 7/1 We're doing everything that we can to show that cycling has turned a page and it's not like it was in the past. l. to turn a profit: to earn or make a profit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > get or make money [verb (intransitive)] > make profit win1340 to wind the penny1546 vantage1563 to turn a profit1843 to do well out of1857 1843 Ainsworth's Mag. 3 236 He boasted of being foremost—of having turned a profit of fifteen shillings while the clock was striking nine! 1969 Time 21 Jan. 44 Partly because of the competition from IBM it is unlikely to turn a profit before 1970. 2013 B. Stone Everything Store iv. 134 Amazon had turned a profit by both controversial pro forma accounting standards and conventional methods. m. to turn the scale. (a) To cause one scale of a balance to descend; said of an additional weight, usually a slight or just sufficient one. Now frequently with at: to weigh (slightly more than) a specified amount. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > ascertain weight [verb (intransitive)] > weigh (a specific amount) weighc1000 peisea1382 weighc1386 poise1389 ponder?a1425 to turn the scale1600 ponderize1634 heft1851 avoirdupois1854 scale1862 to tip the scales1884 to weigh in1909 the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > ascertain weight [verb (intransitive)] > turn the scales weigh?1566 to turn the scale1600 preponderate1623 prepond1836 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. iv. 255 The weight of a haire wil turne the scales between their haber de poiz. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iv. ii. 28 You waigh equallie: a feather will turne the Scale . View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 520 A single Soul's too light to turn the Scale. 1844 Bell's Life in London 16 Aug. 4/4 Amos had the advantage in height and weight, being 10st 6lb, while Haggerty only turned the scale at 10st. 1889 J. K. Jerome Three Men in Boat 283 He had weighed it carefully..and it turned the scale at thirty-four pounds. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 883 A case containing a ¼-plate camera..turning the scale at 6 lbs. 2015 Western Advocate (Bathurst, New S. Wales) (Nexis) 18 Aug. 8 Later some of the larger hail stones were weighed and they turned the scale at five and six ounces. (b) figurative. To be a crucial factor in determining the success or superiority of one of two opposing parties or sides. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > predominance or preponderance > [verb (intransitive)] to turn the balance (also beam)1600 to turn the scale1815 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. x. 94 And if my words in weight shall fail, This ponderous sword shall turn the scale. 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. x. 311 The scale was turned in favour of strong measures by the voice of the native troops. 2015 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 June (Sport section) 16 That could have turned the scales in the All Blacks' favour. n. to turn sides: to change sides, go over from one side to the other. ΚΠ 1735 R. Challoner Short Hist. Protestant Relig. vi. 71 This Queen was no sooner dead, but he turn'd Sides once more. 1871 A. P. Brotherhead Himself his Worst Enemy xxxiv. 236 He is unanimously admitted to the House, where—to every body's surprise and possibly his own—he turns sides and becomes as violent a Whig as before he was a Tory. 2015 M. C. Planck Gold Throne in Shadow 21 I offered my sword to your Church..when I turned sides against my fellows. o. to turn tail. (a) Originally Falconry. To turn and flee; to run away, retreat. Formerly also: †to turn one's back (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > action of hawk > [verb (intransitive)] > fly away from quarry to rake out (also away, off)1575 to turn tail1575 to turn taila1586 check1615 to fly at check1667 the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > be cowardly or show signs of cowardice [verb (intransitive)] > yield in a cowardly manner > run away as a coward to fly the pita1568 to turn tail1575 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 126 Moste commonly if a yong hawke be let flee at olde game, shee will turne tayle. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q2 Would she..turne taile to the Heron, & flie quite out another way. 1587 R. Greene Euphues sig. E To cast out no lure to such a haggarde as would turne taile to a full fist. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxiv. 246 Such as retire from the Princes presence, do not by & by turne tayle to them as we do, but go backward or sideling for a reasonable space. 1611 G. Markham Countrey Contentm. (1668) i. v. 34 Short winged Hawks..will many times neither kill their Game, nor flie their mark; but will give it over..and (as Faulconers term it) turn tail to it. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 358 The Wolves turn'd Tail. 1841 B. Hall Patchwork II. vii. 139 As soon as my companion turned tail..I was compelled..to run for it likewise. 1891 G. D. Galton La Fenton v He turned tail and fled. 2001 R. B. Parker Potshot (2002) 85 So you turned tail and ran... I didn't know you were that sensible. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > take up opposition to turn againc1330 to join issue1583 to turn tail1611 turn1887 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. D2 Tread vpon a worme they say twill turne taile. 1641 G. Raleigh Albania 28 There is not the least Worme, but being trodden upon will turne taile. (c) Followed by on, upon (formerly also †against). To abandon, forsake. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from (action) [verb (transitive)] > avoid or shun > turn aside from swerve1390 to depart from1535 to turn tail1624 nesh1881 dingo1930 1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant v. 4 As a Truant-Scholler..turnes speedy tayle Upon his tedious booke. 1680 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Second Pt. II. 899 For him to turn tail against my Lord Deputy, must needs be a foul fault. 1807 E. S. Barrett Rising Sun II. 128 Ashamed to avow that you are going to turn tail on your former principles. 1853 G. P. R. James Agnes Sorel I. ii. 30 [They] have turned tail upon their former faith. 1996 Times 13 Nov. 29/1 Edgar Bronfman Jr...has turned tail on the dog-eat-dog world of business. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] wendOE divert1430 to turn one's tale1525 relent1528 revolt1540 resile?a1597 crinkle1612 to throw in (or up) one's cards1688 to box the compass1714 to turn round1808 crawfish1848 to back down1849 duff1883 back-pedal1891 punk1920 back-track1947 to back off1961 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xcvi. f. cxv/1 He fayned hymselfe and tourned his tale and sayde: God saue you good man. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxvii. 23 Whan thou art present, he shal..prayse thy wordes: but at the last he shall turne his tayle [1560 tale] and slaunder thy sayenge. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 13 Then they all turned their tales, and began to deride poor Christian behind his back. View more context for this quotation 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 94 He did not seem glad to have me undervalue his Plantations; so I turn'd my tale; I told him I had good reason not to desire to go there to live. q. to turn a wheel: (of a vehicle) to move or be set in motion; figurative (of a person or thing) to move forward, to make progress, to begin working (chiefly North American regional). Usually in negative constructions, as can't turn a wheel, won't turn a wheel, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > move [verb (intransitive)] > set in motion to turn a wheel1849 to set on1855 the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > progress or advance in an action [verb (intransitive)] > make progress or advance (of action or operation) fremec1000 furtherc1200 profit1340 to go onc1449 grow1487 to commence to, intoa1500 framea1529 to get ground?1529 movec1540 work1566 promove1570 advance1577 devolve1579 to come on1584 progress1612 to gain ground1625 germinate1640 proceed1670 to gather ground1697 march1702 to make its way1711 to come forward1722 develop1744 to turn a wheel1864 shape1865 come1899 1849 Rep. Deb. & Proc. Convent. for Revision Constit. State of Kentucky 833/2 The old carriage that..has not turned a wheel for years, is taxed just as much as that which is running in all the splendor of novelty. 1864 N. Y. Times 19 Mar. 1/1 Your Convention assembled can do nothing more toward realizing the end in view than your Legislature or your Governor can accomplish. It can't turn a wheel. 1920 F. Lynde Girl, Horse & Dog ix. 158 You said a minute ago that I couldn't turn a wheel without your consent. You can't turn a wheel at all—without money. 1967 in Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. (online ed., accessed 6 May 2021) at Turn Was it the first of June it started raining? We didn't turn a wheel for almost three weeks. 2001 Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) (Nexis) 21 Jan. a11 He is a proponent of the ‘farm sabbatical’ program that is now calling on farmers in both Canada and the United States to simply not plant a crop in 2001... ‘We won't turn a wheel,’ he said. ‘Everything will shut down.’ 2009 Classic Tractor Sept. 81/1 I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that one day I'll stumble across the ultimate barn-find—a low-hour 7000 [tractor] that hasn't turned a wheel for 20 years. r. to turn the cat in the pan: see cat n.1 12. to turn the other cheek: see cheek n. Phrases 3. to turn the corner: see corner n.1 2b. to turn a deaf ear: see deaf adj. 2. to turn King's (also Queen's, State's) evidence: see evidence n. 5b. to turn a blind eye: see eye n.1 Phrases 2t. to turn (a person) round one's finger: see finger n. Phrases 4i. not to turn a hair: see hair n. Phrases 14. to turn over a new leaf: see leaf n.1 Phrases 2b. to turn (a person) round one's little finger: see little finger n. Phrases 1. to turn a penny: see penny n. Phrases 1b. to turn the tables: see table n. Phrases 2. to turn (one's) tippet: see tippet n. 1e. to turn a trick: see trick n. 5b, trick n. 10. to turn turtle: see turtle n.2 2. to turn (the) wind: see wind n.1 3b. P2. With adjective or adverbial phrase (consisting of preposition + noun, etc.) as complement. a. to turn loose (also to turn aloose). (a) To set free (an animal) so that it is allowed to go loose; (in extended and figurative use) to free (a person or thing) from restraint, to allow (a person or thing) to go where, or do as, he or she will. Also followed by on, upon (indicating the area of free activity). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go (something held or grasped) [verb (transitive)] beleavea1250 leta1325 to let goc1384 to leave hold1556 to turn loose?1566 quita1586 unhand1603 relinquish1651 unseize1663 unfist1692 to leave go1776 unclasp1868 to loose hold1875 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > from confinement unbindc950 to let freec1000 aletOE to let out1154 loosea1225 slakec1374 loosen1382 to let goc1384 releasec1384 unloosec1400 unlockc1410 dissolvec1420 relievec1450 unloosen?a1475 to set at liberty1509 enlargea1513 to let at large1525 to let loose1530 to turn loose?1566 enfranchise1569 to turn up1573 enfranch1581 unkennel1589 unwind1596 to cast loosec1600 disimmure1611 disimprison1611 unhamper1620 to let abroad1633 unfold1633 disencloister1652 disencage1654 discagea1657 disincarcerate1665 eliminate1745 unspherea1806 unmew1818 unbottle1821 uncage1837 unbag1854 bust1921 ?1566 W. P. tr. C. S. Curio Pasquine in Traunce f. 35 (side-note) Horsses and mares turned loose togither. 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor ii. i. 172 Should he loue my wife, I faith Ide turne her loose to him. 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida i. ii. 8 He's the ablest man for judgment in all Troy, you may turn him loose i' faith. 1765 Treat. Domest. Pigeons 77 He braces a letter under the wings of a Pigeon,..and..turns it loose. 1891 Virginia Med. Monthly July 327 To..turn aloose once more upon the community scores and hundreds of persons..who are simply able to hide their ignorance from the people. 1892 Sat. Rev. 9 Jan. 40/2 They are turned loose to graze on the succulent grasses. 1918 H. H. Knibbs Tang of Life xiii. 136 I busted into the jail and turned that hobo loose. 1958 Managem. Sci. 4 480 Suboptimums were computed first over nearly independent sets of vectors before the computer was turned loose on the full problem. 2006 A. M. Foley Having my Say ii. 10 In that part of the county—what's called Down Below—cows used to be turned loose to graze. (b) U.S. To discharge, fire off (a bullet, a firearm, etc.). Also without object, followed by on (often figurative). ΚΠ 1846 Niles' National Reg. 7 Nov. 155/2 We rushed up..driving the Mexicans down the other side and taking a 9-pounder brass cannon, ready loaded with grape, but the load intended for us was turned loose on them. 1874 J. W. Long Amer. Wild-fowl Shooting xxvi. 269 When they are coming to your decoys down-wind..as they double back to alight, ‘turn it loose’ at the middle of the cluster. 1887 Harper's Mag. June 160/1 ‘Death loves a shining mark’, and she hit a dandy when she turned loose on Jim. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy x The chief could not speak a word of English..; when I turned loose on him in Spanish, he..signed back to his band. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xiii Somebody..turned his gun loose into the air. 1998 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 14 June i. 1/1 Barry entered Frontier Middle School..and turned his guns loose on fellow ninth graders. 2004 A. Tonken King of Cons v. 67 She turned loose on me, cussing me out good. (c) U.S. regional (southern and Midland). To let go of, leave hold of (a person or thing). Also followed by of (with object), and with no object. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > releasing hold > let go [verb (intransitive)] to hang off1600 to loose hold1865 to turn aloose1935 1888 Southeastern Reporter 6 223 It was customary with the hands using these poles, after adjusting them to tender and cars, to turn them loose; but, when the accident occurred, Jackson held onto the push-pole. When he put the pole there, he said, ‘All right’, but didn't turn it loose. 1929 W. Faulkner Sound & Fury 199 He turned my hands loose. 1935 T. Wolfe Of Time & River xlii. 376 You git his other hand, Jim, an' try to make him turn a-loose. a1938 T. Wolfe Web & Rock (1947) 34 ‘You turn loose of me,’ the captive panted, ‘I'll show you who's the cry-baby!’ 1966 R. Price Generous Man (1967) i. 63 ‘Safe! We're in awful danger. Turn loose, old fool!’ He turned loose and lay flat, small on the ground. a2009 E. Kelton Texas Standoff (2010) 275 ‘Turn aloose of me,’ Daggett cried. b. to turn to account. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial [verb (intransitive)] > result in (adequate) advantage to turn to accounta1632 pay1774 to bear fruit1889 to pay out1909 to pay off1946 a1632 I. Wake Three Fold Help Polit. Observ. (1655) iii. 100 Although he doth somtimee turn banquerupt, when it doth turn him to account; yet he doth alwayes finde mony for his own occasions. 1647 Declar. Congregationall Societies City of London 8 If all things were common unto all, there would be no place left for any such difference as is between giving and receiving, or if there were, both the one and the other would turne to the same account. a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 38 Any of us may..throughly compass and carry it on; which will exceedingly turn to account. 1697 J. Pollexfen Disc. Trade & Coyn 20 Bullion or Coyn will turn them to a better Account. 1729 J. Swift Modest Proposal 6 They will not yield above three Pounds..which cannot turn to Account either to the Parents or the Kingdom. 1743 R. Pococke Descr. East I. 134 Of late the West India coffee..has sold so cheap, that it does not turn to account to send it to England. 1829 New Eng. Farmer 13 Nov. 133/2 We had large quantities of hemp upon the ground. It turned to good account. (b) To make use of (something) for one's advantage or profit; to employ (something) profitably. Cf. sense 22. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > be advantageous or beneficial to [verb (transitive)] > take advantage of > turn to account lucrify1564 improve1604 to turn to account1679 to make much (also little, something, nothing, etc.) of1707 avail1785 to make a good thing of (also out of)1800 utilize1807 exploiter1818 to make capital out of1840 capitalize1869 1679 H. Sheeres Let. 20 Oct. in Disc. Tanger (1680) 30 This Constructive, or rather equivocal Freedom, as I may call it, which we have hitherto been under, can never turn the Place to account. 1826 Baroness Bunsen in A. J. C. Hare Life & Lett. Baroness Bunsen (1879) I. vii. 267 Whether I shall ever find time..to turn to account the instructions of Neukomm. 1870 J. Tyndall Lect. Electr. §20 Others have turned to account mechanically the attraction exerted by electro-magnetic cores on bars of iron. 1921 Printers' Ink 24 Nov. 151 Provided, you turn your introspection and retrospection to account in planning for the future. 2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 20 Nov. (Sport section) 9 Our forwards got a lot of ball but could not turn it to account. We found it very difficult to score into the wind. c. to turn to bay: to turn and defend oneself, to set oneself at bay (cf. bay n.4 3); also figurative. Now rare and archaic. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > holding out or making stand > hold out or make stand [verb (intransitive)] > resist werec1175 to turn head1575 to turn to bay1700 1700 G. Farquhar Constant Couple v. 53 Come, Madam, you know that you're discover'd, and being sensible, you can't escape, you wou'd now turn to Bay. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake i. 11 The stag must turn to bay, Where that rude rampart barred the way. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 137 The colonists turned to bay with the stubborn hardihood of their race. 1965 D. Dalby Lexicon Mediaeval German Hunt 22/2 The quarry turns to bay when the hounds are almost upon it. a1991 N. Frye Notebooks on Renaissance Lit. (2006) 142 In late manifestations of nationalism which are anachronistic & deficient..it shows some self-consciousness in turning to bay. d. not to know which way to turn (also †turn oneself), and similar phrases: not to know what course to take, to be at a loss what to do (partly literal and partly figurative: cf. sense 23c(c)). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > be or become confused [verb (intransitive)] > be at a loss not to know which way to turn (also turn oneself)c1400 stound1531 stick1534 confute1672 to be stuck for1861 not to know whether one is coming or going1899 c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) 146 He hade so miche to done wiþ þe Erl Randulf..& wiþ Hugh Bigot..þat he ne wist whider to turne. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Luke xxi. f. cxjv They shall not tell which waye to turne them selves. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. Advt. C iij b We have been at our wits end, and knew not which way in the World to turn our selves. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 239 They knew not which Way to turn themselves. 1885 Sir W. V. Field in Law Times Rep. 52 651/1 She did not know which way to turn to find means. 1960 Observer 20 Mar. 40 The surgeon did not know which way to turn in order to save the child. 2012 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 25/6 Elvira..doesn't know which way to turn. e. to turn in and out: see in and out adv. 2. to turn inside out: see inside n.1 4. to turn on a dime: see dime n. Additions. to turn on a sixpence: see sixpence n. Additions. to turn top over tail: see top n.1 and adj. Phrases 3b. to turn topsy-turvy: see topsy-turvy adv. to turn upside down: see upside down adv. P3. With another verb. to turn and wind (also occasionally to wind and turn). a. To turn this way and that; to go or move in a winding course. Formerly also †to turn and wind oneself. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > move in winding course to turn and winda1398 wreathea1500 twine1553 indent1567 virea1586 crank1594 to dance the hay or hays1600 maze1605 serpent1606 to indent the way1612 cringlea1629 indenture1631 circumgyre1634 twist1635 glomerate1638 winda1682 serpentine1767 meander1785 zigzag1787 zag1793 to worm one's way1822 vandyke1828 crankle1835 thread the needle1843 switchback1903 rattlesnake1961 zig1969 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. cxv. 1264 Þe worme..torneþ and wyndeþ toward many sydes and draweþ him to contrary sydes. For þe worme crepeth nouȝt nouþer glideþ as serpentes doþ. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 6540 He ne wist queþer it bettur war To turn or winde him forþar mare. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 20 In Mæanders [the dancers] turne and winde themselues. 1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle iv. 50 Turn and wind Like Foxes in a storme. c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) I. 462 We see how all things wind and turn and work together, till they accomplish the end for which they were designed. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. iv. 54 A tall man, well mounted on a strong black horse, which he caused to turn and wind like a bird in the air. 1993 S. D. Gosvāmī From Imperfection, Purity 60 Just to get through the traffic congestion, past the park with the fountain, up the side of the mountain, turning and winding to this place. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > have complete control over windc1374 to bring (a person) above the thumb1469 to have to mastery1480 to have at one's beck1530 to turn and wind1557 to bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent1575 to turn over the thumb1603 to lead in a stringc1616 to hold at school1647 to wind (a person, etc.) round one's (little) finger1698 to twirl (a person) round one's finger1748 to twist (a person) round one's finger1780 to play with ——1827 to have (one) on toast1886 to have (got) by the balls1918 to have the wood onc1926 1557 R. Edgeworth Serm. very Fruitfull xiii. f. ccxviv A ship, though it be very great and vnweldi..yet with a litle sterne it may be turned & wynded as the maister yt holdeth the helme list. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iv. i. 110 To turne and wind a fiery Pegasus. View more context for this quotation 1606 G. Chapman Sir Gyles Goosecappe i. sig. Cv Wee will turne her, and winde her, and make her so plyant that we will drawe her thorugh a wedding ring yfaith. 1673 J. Milton True Relig. 13 An ordinary Protestant, well read in the Bible, may turn and wind their Doctors. 1849 tr. Sacred Hist. World 174 Being men of parts and address, they turned and winded the passions of the multitude which way they pleased. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > [verb (transitive)] > cause to circulate by trade to turn over1585 turn1598 to turn and wind1598 wind1598 return1677 handle1889 society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > put into circulation [verb (transitive)] utterc1483 to put forth1572 pass1579 to turn and wind1598 wind1598 vent1629 to put outa1719 expose1751 mobilize1864 monetarize1952 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iv. iv. 93 By turning and winding base marchandise in Affrica and Sicilia, he gayned his liuing. 1686 tr. J. Chardin Coronation Solyman 92 in Trav. Persia All the money that we turn and wind is the Kings. to turn and wind a. In immaterial sense: To turn or deflect in a certain direction; esp. to turn or lead (a person) according to one's will; also to turn and wind (see turn v. Phrases 3b). Now rare or Obsolete. †to wind up and down: to revolve in the mind. †to wind off: to turn aside. to wind about: to use circumlocution with (cf. 12). ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > have complete control over windc1374 to bring (a person) above the thumb1469 to have to mastery1480 to have at one's beck1530 to turn and wind1557 to bring any one to, or have him at, one's bent1575 to turn over the thumb1603 to lead in a stringc1616 to hold at school1647 to wind (a person, etc.) round one's (little) finger1698 to twirl (a person) round one's finger1748 to twist (a person) round one's finger1780 to play with ——1827 to have (one) on toast1886 to have (got) by the balls1918 to have the wood onc1926 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > think about, consider [verb (intransitive)] > revolve in mind to wind up and downc1374 wallowa1387 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)] > wind around bewindc1200 to wind about1586 circumplicate1623 wreathe1718 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement of [verb (transitive)] > cause to deviate from course charec1000 wrencha1200 turnc1275 to turn againc1330 swerve1390 wrya1400 reflectc1425 traverse1438 to turn aside1535 deduce1541 divert1548 to turn off1573 wrig1582 react1599 deflect1615 slent1639 decline1646 deviate1660 to wind off1677 sway1678 warp1814 switch1861 baffle1883 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > express copiously [verb (transitive)] > express by periphrasis > use circumlocution with to wind about1753 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 601 Criseyde..euery word gan vp and down to wynde That he hadde seyd as it come here to mynde. c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Prol. 85 She is the clerenesse and the verray lyght That in this derke worlde me wynt and ledyth. 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. Q1v To admonish you..to his..timely looking to, to winde him from that. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. D4v To be speculatiue into another man, to the end to know how to worke him, or winde him, or gouerne him. View more context for this quotation 1606 G. Chapman Sir Gyles Goosecappe i. sig. Cv Wee will turne her, and winde her, and make her so plyant that we will drawe her thorugh a wedding ring yfaith. 1673 J. Milton True Relig. in Wks. (1851) V. 414 An ordinary Protestant, well read in the Bible, may turn and wind their Doctors. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 298 Socrates windes off his Audience from the curiose prying into the Nature. 1709 S. Centlivre Busie Body ii. i. 24 These flattering fops imagine they can Wind, Turn, and Decoy to Love, all woman-kind. 1713 T. Tickell Prol. Univ. Oxf. 34 To wind the Passions, and command the Heart. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison I. xxxvi. 258 He winds one about, and about, yet seems not to have more curiosity than one would wish him to have. 1777 S. Johnson Let. 29 Sept. (1992) III. 79 There was not time for many questions, and no opportunity of winding and winding them, as Mr. Richardson has it, so as to get truth out without questions. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. vii. 177 He can wind the proud Earl to his will. 1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. A. Musæus in German Romance I. 235 Love, which had once for all taken root in her heart, now dexterously winded and turned the matter. < as lemmas |
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