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turn vs fall

fall vs turn

turn and fall both are nouns.

turn and fall both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn Yes No Yes No
fall Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fall is a hyponym of turn; that is, fall is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  • fall: pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
Other hyponyms of turn include arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, black out, pass out, zonk out, come to, resuscitate, revive, tense, tense up, decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind, melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down, thin, gain, put on, apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, conceive, secularise, secularize, citrate, equilibrate, become, get, go, decline, worsen, ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate, disengage, overgrow, concentrate, break, acetify, acidify, alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify, ionise, ionize, ossify, catalyse, catalyze, get worse, relapse, fluctuate, break loose, burst forth, explode, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it, be born, cloud over, carbonise, carbonize, chill, cool, cool down, heat, heat up, hot up, carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize, freeze, boil, burn, combust, emaciate, Frenchify, thin, inspissate, thicken, solvate, react, dissolve, fade away, fade out, discharge, empty, fill, fill up, homogenise, homogenize, homogenise, homogenize, clabber, clot, curdle, clot, coagulate, ferment, sour, turn, work, integrate, precipitate, calcify, coke, carnify, chondrify, emulsify, denitrify, esterify, etherify, thrombose, open, open up, close, shut, sorb, take up, calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down, flourish, fly high, prosper, thrive, emancipate, liberate, get into, tangle with, liquefy, catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire.
turn (noun) fall (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course a sudden drop from an upright position
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
taking a short walk out and back a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
a favor for someone a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
turning or twisting around (in place) a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
a short performance that is part of a longer program when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
a movement in a new direction a movement downward
an unforeseen development a downward slope or bend
a circular segment of a curve the season when the leaves fall from the trees
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive the time of day immediately following sunset
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn (verb) fall (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain occur at a specified time or place
change to the contrary decrease in size, extent, or range
go sour or spoil pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become be born, used chiefly of lambs
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action come out; issue
change color assume a disappointed or sad expression
become officially one year older begin vigorously
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to come as if by falling
direct at someone be cast down
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel go as if by falling
let (something) fall or spill from a container fall or flow in a certain way
alter the functioning or setting of move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form move in a specified direction
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
to change orientation or direction slope downward
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
cause to move around or rotate lose an upright position suddenly
pass to the other side of to be given by assignment or distribution
move around an axis or a center be captured
to send or let go fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction come into the possession of
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something to be given by right or inheritance
get by buying and selling be inherited by
accomplish by rotating lose office or power
undergo a change or development yield to temptation or sin
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
lose one's chastity
die, as in battle or in a hunt
be due
come under, be classified or included
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
fall from clouds
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