churn
1Churn — may refer to: Butter churn, a device used for churning butter Churning (butter), the process of creating butter out of milk or cream Churn drill, a large, older drilling machine that bores large diameter holes in the ground Contents 1 People and… …
2churn — [chʉrn] n. [ME chirne < OE cyrne; akin to cyrnel,KERNEL: with ref. to grainy appearance of churned cream] 1. a container or contrivance in which milk or cream is beaten, stirred, or shaken to form butter ☆ 2. the occurrence, ratio, or amount… …
3churn — / chərn/ vt: to make (the account of a client) excessively active by frequent purchases and sales primarily in order to generate commissions ◇ Churning is a violation of federal securities laws. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
4Churn — (ch[^u]rn), n. [OE. chirne, cherne, AS. ceren, cyrin; akin to D. karn, Dan. kierne. See {Churn}, v. t.] A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily …
5Churn — Churn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Churned} (ch[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Churning}.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG. karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k[ a]rna, and also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of… …
6churn — ► NOUN 1) a machine for making butter by agitating milk or cream. 2) Brit. a large metal milk can. ► VERB 1) agitate (milk or cream) in a churn to produce butter. 2) (with reference to liquid) move about vigorously. 3) (churn out) produce… …
7Churn — Churn, v. i. To perform the operation of churning. [1913 Webster] …
8churn — churn·a·bil·i·ty; churn; …
9Churn — Churn, Fluß, so v. w. Themse …
10churn — (n.) O.E. cyrin, from P.Gmc. *kernjon (Cf. O.N. kirna, Swed. kärna, Dan. kjerne, Du. karn, M.H.G. kern); probably akin to cyrnel kernel (see KERNEL (Cf. kernel)) and describing the grainy appearance of churned cream. The verb is attested from mid …
