turn over and over

  • 1turn over — {v.} 1. To roll, tip, or turn from one side to the other; overturn; upset. * /He s going to turn over the page./ * /The bike hit a rock and turned over./ 2, To think about carefully; to consider. * /He turned the problem over in his mind for… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2turn over — {v.} 1. To roll, tip, or turn from one side to the other; overturn; upset. * /He s going to turn over the page./ * /The bike hit a rock and turned over./ 2, To think about carefully; to consider. * /He turned the problem over in his mind for… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3turn over a new leaf — {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a new beginning. * / Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. / Compare: CLEAN SLATE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 4turn over a new leaf — {v. phr.} To start afresh; to have a new beginning. * / Don t be sad, Jane, Sue said. A divorce is not the end of the world. Just turn over a new leaf and you will soon be happy again. / Compare: CLEAN SLATE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 5turn over — verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to turn from an upright position ; overturn b. rotate < turn over a stiff valve with a wrench >; also to cause (an internal combustion engine) to begin firing 2. to search (as clothes or papers) by&#8230; …

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  • 6Turn over number — Die Wechselzahl (engl. Turn over number, abk. TON) beschreibt in der Chemie die Anzahl an Formelumsätzen, die ein bestimmter Katalysator beschleunigen kann. Sie ist ein Maß für die Effizienz eines Katalysators und bestimmt das größtmögliche&#8230; …

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  • 7To turn over — 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&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8To turn over a new leaf — 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&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9To turn over — 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&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10turn over — a description of how the fly line and leader straighten out at the end of a cast …

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