Turn on - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtɜːn ɑːn|  American pronunciation of the word turn on
Brit.  |tɜːn ɒn|  British pronunciation of the word turn on

verb

- cause to operate by flipping a switch (syn: switch on)
turn on the stereo
- be contingent on (syn: ride)
- produce suddenly or automatically
turn on the waterworks
- become hostile towards
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused (syn: agitate, charge, excite, rouse)
- stimulate sexually (syn: arouse, excite, sex, wind up)
- get high, stoned, or drugged (syn: get off, trip)

Extra examples

...unsurprisingly, the fanboys were turned on by the movie's amazing special effects and slam-bang plot...

...would you turn on the TV?...

...people who turn on the television the minute they walk in the door...

...a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going...

Turn on your captioning for extra help

...we sensed that he was disloyal and would eventually turn on us...

Would you turn on the light? I can hardly see a thing.

The debate did not turn on any practical proposition.

In the 60s, Leary urged kids to 'Turn on, tune in and drop out.'

Turn on the fire, I'm cold.

It's freezing in this house. Can't I turn on the heating?

Okay, turn on the juice.

Take the second turn on the left.

'Don't turn on the waterworks,' he sighed.

Bill slept a little until he was awakened to take his turn on guard.

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