About The Word Turn-out
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Turn-out
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What's The Definition Of Turn-out?
[v] get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
[v] come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?" [v] put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom" [v] cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" [v] produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This factory turns out saws" [v] bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" [v] turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes" [v] prove to be in the result or end; "How will the game turn out?" [v] be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turend up HIV positive" [v] prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right" Synonyms | Synonyms for Turn-out: arise | bear | boot out | chuck out | come out | cut | eject | exclude | expel | get up | kick out | prove | rise | splay | spread out | switch off | throw out | turf out | turn off | turn up | uprise Related Terms | Find terms related to Turn-out: See Also | appear | be | bear out | bounce | bump | cease | come about | corroborate | create | crop | dislodge | displace | end | ensue | eventuate | evict | exorcise | exorcize | finish | flip | force out | fruit | go on | hap | happen | kill | make | move | occur | overbear | pass | pass off | produce | result | seed | spin off | stop | support | switch | take place | terminate | throw | turn | underpin | work out Turn-out In Webster's Dictionary \Turn"-out`\, n.; pl. {Turn-outs}.
1. The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.;
esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing
increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout.
2. A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by
one train while another is passing on a main track; a
shunt; a siding; a switch.
3. That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited;
hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and
horses is said to have a fine turn-out.
4. The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from
their houses, for a special purpose.
5. Net quantity of produce yielded.
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