English Explanatory Dictionary

turn into a pumpkin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).
  2. Used to indicate a curfew, or the time by which one must depart.
  3. To cease to be special or extraordinary.

Pronunciation

En-au-turn into a pumpkin.ogg

Word forms

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Etymology

From the story of Cinderella, in which a pumpkin magically transformed into a coach reverts to its original form at midnight.

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