turn-in
1 of 2noun
ˈtərn-ˌin 
: something that turns in or is turned in
turn in
2 of 2verb
turned in; turning in; turns in
intransitive verb
1
: to make an entrance by turning from a road or path
2
: to go to bed
turned in early
transitive verb
1
: to deliver up : hand over
turned in his badge and quit
2
a
: to inform on : betray
b
: to deliver to an authority
urged the wanted man to turn himself in
3
: to acquit oneself of : put on, produce
turned in a good performance
Synonyms
Verb
- cede
- cough up
- deliver
- give up
- hand over
- lay down
- relinquish
- render
- surrender
- turn over
- yield
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb turned in the banned assault rifle to the police it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in
Recent Examples on the Web
Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 After all, with outfits like these, who would dare turn in early? Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022 The defense will undoubtedly be motivated to turn in a good performance. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 With Copper on board, Quigley and Vandersloot felt the tide begin to turn in the Sky locker room. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Typically, Ford salaried employees who have lost jobs in the past have had to turn in their company vehicles within a few days or less. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2022 Johnson, a former longtime Democratic state lawmaker, had to turn in at least 23,744 valid voter signatures, or 1% of the votes in the last presidential election, in order to qualify. oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2022 QF-16s could be armed with HARM anti-radiation missiles and then flown over enemy air defenses, automatically launching HARMs at any radar that dares to turn in its flight path. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2022 For example, Starbucks said, the agency allowed employees to turn in their ballots in person at NLRB offices, instead of mailing them in. Heather Haddon, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 See More
Verb
Contestants are required to turn in their quarry at set checkpoints, where contest officials collect the snakes and make sure they were killed properly. Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 After all, with outfits like these, who would dare turn in early? Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022 The defense will undoubtedly be motivated to turn in a good performance. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 With Copper on board, Quigley and Vandersloot felt the tide begin to turn in the Sky locker room. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Typically, Ford salaried employees who have lost jobs in the past have had to turn in their company vehicles within a few days or less. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2022 Johnson, a former longtime Democratic state lawmaker, had to turn in at least 23,744 valid voter signatures, or 1% of the votes in the last presidential election, in order to qualify. oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2022 QF-16s could be armed with HARM anti-radiation missiles and then flown over enemy air defenses, automatically launching HARMs at any radar that dares to turn in its flight path. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2022 For example, Starbucks said, the agency allowed employees to turn in their ballots in person at NLRB offices, instead of mailing them in. Heather Haddon, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1873, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1535, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
turning in
verb
1
as in relinquishing
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress turned in the banned assault rifle to the police Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- relinquishing
- rendering
- turning over
- coughing up
- surrendering
- giving up
- laying down
- handing over
- delivering
- yielding
- ceding
- transferring
- abandoning
- resigning
- committing
- releasing
- waiving
- entrusting
- forfeiting
- consigning
- discarding
- parting (with)
- shedding
- deserting
- renouncing
- intrusting
- abnegating
- forsaking
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- keeping
- retaining
- withholding
2
as in hitting the sack
to go to one's bed in order to sleep it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in Synonyms & Similar Words
- hitting the sack
- hitting the hay
- bedding
- retiring
- dossing (down)
- dropping off
- napping
- settling
- sleeping
- crashing
- nodding
- roosting
- perching
- lying (down)
- bunking
- dozing
- snoozing
- slumbering
- reclining
- couching
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- getting up
- rising
- arising
- uprising
- waking
- awakening
- arousing
- rousing
- stirring
- awaking
- wakening
- reawakening
- stirring
- shifting
- bestirring
- reawaking