turn+adrift

  • 1turn adrift — 1. To unmoor and let float away 2. To cast off • • • Main Entry: ↑turn …

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  • 2turn adrift — index dispel, evict Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3turn adrift — Turn away, cast off, turn out, eject, discard, get rid of …

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  • 4To turn adrift — 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… …

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  • 5Turn — (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 chisel, a… …

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  • 6adrift — adj., adv. to cast, turn adrift * * * [ə drɪft] turn adrift to cast …

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  • 7turn out — I. (Active.) 1. Expel, drive out, turn adrift. 2. Put to pasture, put out to pasture. 3. Produce, furnish, manufacture, make, accomplish, do. II. (Neuter.) 1. Bend outward, project. 2. Issue, result, prove, eventuate. 3 …

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  • 8turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… …

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  • 9To turn a cold shoulder to — 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… …

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  • 10To turn a corner — 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… …

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