English Explanatory Dictionary

turn out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To end up; to result.
To succeed; work out; turn out well.
To attend; show up.
To go out; to leave one's home.
To extinguish a light or other device.
To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
To produce; make.
To leave a road.
To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
To empty for inspection.
To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute; to pimp or manage a prostitute.

Pronunciation

En-au-turn out.ogg

Word forms

turn out turns out turning out turned out

Etymology

From Middle English turnen out, tornen out, equivalent to turn + out. The slang and prison terms meaning "to turn into a prostitute, etc." are probably an ellipsis for turn (inside) out (“to flip someone's character or role”).

Synonyms

turn off switch out switch off harlotize whore out dog out hustle mack pander pimp pimp out ponce prostitute punk whore abuse Shawshank violate constuprate defile defoul dishonour force misuse oppress outrage pollute rape ravage ravish r-word scotch turn out viole vitiate grape

Related words

come out crank out end up put out turn turn away turn off turn up

Derived words

turnout

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