turn vs channel

turn and channel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turn	Yes	No	Yes	No
channel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, channel is a hypernym of turn; that is, channel is a word with a broader meaning than turn:

Other hypernyms of turn include channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport.

turn (noun)	channel (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course	a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction	a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
taking a short walk out and back	a television station and its programs
a favor for someone	a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession	a path over which electrical signals can pass
turning or twisting around (in place)	(often plural) a means of communication or access
a short performance that is part of a longer program	a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
a movement in a new direction	a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
an unforeseen development
a circular segment of a curve
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

turn (verb)	channel (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain	send from one person or place to another
change to the contrary	direct the flow of
go sour or spoil	transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
change color
become officially one year older
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
direct at someone
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
let (something) fall or spill from a container
alter the functioning or setting of
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
to change orientation or direction
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
cause to move around or rotate
pass to the other side of
move around an axis or a center
to send or let go
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
get by buying and selling
accomplish by rotating
undergo a change or development
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics