to turn off
41To turn off — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …
42To turn off — Turn Turn, v. i. 1. To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man… …
43turn off — turn (someone) off to cause someone to lose interest or sympathy. Her offensive remarks really turned me off. Her opening statement completely turned off the jury …
44turn off — Synonyms and related words: amplify, ax, blunt, boot, boot out, bounce, bow out, break, bump, bundle, bundle off, bust, can, cashier, charge, chill, close, cool, cut, damp, dampen, deflect, defrock, degrade, demote, deplume, depose, deprive,… …
45turn off — 1. to kill Usually judicially by hanging, with imagery from a lamp rather than the turning tree, the gallows on which a corpse rotated: ... it gives a man a wonderful appetite for his breakfast to assist in turning off a dozen or more… …
46turn off — v. shut off (an appliance, the light, etc.); turn onto a different path, stray from one s original course (Informal) bore; something that repels (e.g. That T.V. show turns me off, please change the channel ) …
47turn-off — (Slang) to repulse, disgust (e.g.: You disgust me, you really turn me off ) …
48turn off — leave one road in order to join another. → turn …
49turn off — I. (Active.) 1. Dismiss, discard, turn away. 2. Deflect, divert. 3. Accomplish, perform, execute, do. 4. Give over, resign. II. (Neuter.) Be diverted, deviate from a course …
50Turn off — 1. stop listening, thinking, etc.; 2. cause sexual revulsion: He really turns me off ; 3. that which or one who excites disgust, revulsion, disinterest, etc., especially sexual …
