(transitive, obsolete) To dismiss; to fire. / (transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

(colloquial, US) A rapid illegal U-turn performed by putting the car in neutral and applying the hand brake, thereby producing a controlled skid, with the car still moving backwards when forward power is again applied.

(idiomatic) To move on to new involvements or activities; to make a fresh start. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To proceed to the next page in a book.

(idiomatic) To garner a considerable amount of attention.

Having a pleasing shape / (of language) Pleasingly expressed / (of woodwork) Expertly turned on a lathe

(idiomatic) To reverse a situation, so that the advantage has shifted to the party which was previously disadvantaged.

(automotive) An automobile driving manoeuvre where the driver starts turning the vehicle and then pulls on the handbrake to make the rear tyres lose adhesion and thus cause the back of the vehicle to slide around (in the direction of the turn).

A turn in figure skating that involves both a change of foot and a change of edge and lobe.

(idiomatic) Something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages, especially sexually. / A road where one turns off, such as a motorway exit.

(intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps. / (transitive) To cause to reverse direction and retrace one's steps. / To return to a previous state of being.