Turn in

verb

Word Frequency: 3.5

Definitions

1.verbTo submit something; to give

"He turned in his paperwork to the main office."

2.verbTo relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to turn someone in)

"My nosy next-door neighbor turned me in for building my garage without a permit."

3.verbTo go to bed; retire to bed

"I'm tired, so I think I'll turn in early tonight."

4.verbTo convert a goal using a turning motion of the body.

5.verbTo reverse the ends of threads and insert them back into the piece being woven so they do not protrude and eventually unravel.

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