Crossword clues for turn in
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive idiomatic English) to submit something; to give 2 (context transitive idiomatic English) to relinquish; give up; to tell on someone to the authorities (especially to ''turn someone in'') 3 (context intransitive idiomatic English) to go to sleep; retire to bed 4 (context soccer English) To convert a goal using a turning motion of the body.
WordNet
v. make an entrance by turning from a road; "Turn in after you see the gate"
to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, get in, deliver, render]
carry out (performances); "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" [syn: put on]
go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: go to bed, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire] [ant: get up, get up]
Usage examples of "turn in".
Joe Lewis, over at the next place, said he thought he saw one turn in here this morning.
He walked across the hills as one will pace his study when he is at a loss for words, or take a turn in the garden to clear his head for thinking.
It was time to turn in and hope things looked better after a good night's sleep.
It was time to turn in and hope things looked better after a good night’.
It was agreed that the night should be divided into three watches, so that each of the party should take his turn in watching over the safety of the rest.
I turned and saw the GTO brake, performing a skidding turn in balletic slo-mo.
This mortal had sworn herself to her service, but Tisiphone had sworn herself to Alicia DeVries' purpose in return, and this mind was powerful and complex, a weapon which might turn in her hand if she drove it too hard.
Rounding a sharp turn in the path, we came to an open lawn immediately in front of the house.
In a few seconds they heard a key turn in the door and it opened gently.
One of them got the alarm shut off and another shouted at everyone to turn in any money they had recovered as they departed the hall.
You too will have to turn in your lesson plans to your master teacher.
We can hold your people hostage to make sure you turn in your rifles and other weapons.
Passing a turn in the wall, the men saw that the bank ended in a large cavern-mouth.
A second later, a two-legged, blue-green reptile half as tall as the gorge itself came around the turn in a single huge bound and lunged violently into the far wall of the valley.