turn over

Verb (9)

1. place into the hands or custody of“hand me the spoon, please”“Turn the files over to me, please”“He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers”Synonyms: passhandreachpass ongiveMore general transferMore specific hand over, give, release, entrust, slip, deal
2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position“The cat knocked over the flower vase”“the clumsy customer turned over the vase”“he tumped over his beer”Synonyms: overturntip overupsetknock overbowl overtump overMore general move, displaceCauses overturn, tip overSimilar overturn, tip over
3. move by turning over or rotating“The child rolled down the hill”“turn over on your left side”Synonyms: rollMore general turnMore specific rimSimilar roll, revolve
4. turn up, loosen, or remove earth“Dig we must”“turn over the soil for aeration”Synonyms: digdelvecut intoMore general remove, takeMore specific burrow, furrow, shovel, spade, trowel, rout
5. do business worth a certain amount of money“The company turns over ten million dollars a year”More general transact
6. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of“turn a page of a book”Synonyms: turnMore general move, displaceMore specific evert, leaf
7. turn from an upright or normal position“The big vase overturned”“The canoe tumped over”Synonyms: overturntip overtump over
8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse“flip over the pork chop”“turn over the pancakes”Synonyms: flipflip over
9. think about carefully; weigh“They considered the possibility of a strike”“Turn the proposal over in your mind”Synonyms: considerdebatemootdeliberate