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turn vs gain

gain vs turn

turn and gain both are nouns.

turn and gain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn Yes No Yes No
gain Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gain is a hyponym of turn; that is, gain is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn:
  • turn: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  • gain: increase (one's body weight)
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, put on, apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, conceive, secularise, secularize, citrate, equilibrate, fall, 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) gain (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction the advantageous quality of being beneficial
taking a short walk out and back the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating
a favor for someone a quantity that is added
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
turning or twisting around (in place)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a movement in a new direction
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) gain (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain increase (one's body weight)
change to the contrary rise in rate or price
go sour or spoil increase or develop
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action reach a destination, either real or abstract
change color earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
become officially one year older win something through one's efforts
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to derive a benefit from
direct at someone obtain
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
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