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Meanings
- to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate
- to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate
- to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit
- to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else)
- to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin
- to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of)
- to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely
- to surround (something) with, to enclose with
- to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around
- to invest (money), to lend
- to dial (a telephone number)
- to gang-rape
- to operate (e.g. business, shop)
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If you turn the steering wheel to the right, you can turn.
Please pass this document around to everyone.
I cleaned the house while running the washing machine.
We decided to redirect the leftover budget to another project.
The documents he asked for have already been forwarded to the person in charge.
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