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churn [tʃɜ:n](sea, water) bouillonner;∎ figurative the thought made my stomach churn j'ai eu l'estomac tout retourné à cette idée3 noun(a) (for butter) baratte f(a) (produce rapidly → gen) produire rapidement□ ; (→ novels, reports) pondre à la chaîne ou en série(b) (produce mechanically) débiter(mud) remuer; (sea, water) faire bouillonner;
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churn — churn1 [ tʃɜrn ] verb 1. ) transitive to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter a ) to make butter by mixing milk or cream in a special container 2. ) churn or churn up intransitive or transitive to move something such… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
churn — [[t]tʃɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] churns, churning, churned 1) N COUNT: oft n N A churn is a container which is used for making butter. 2) VERB If something churns water, mud, or dust, it moves it about violently. [V n] Ferries churn the waters of Howe Sound… … English dictionary
churn — 1 noun (C) 1 a container used for shaking milk in order to make it into butter 2 BrE a large metal container used to carry milk in 2 verb 1 (I) if your stomach churns you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened: My stomach was churning on … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
churn up — phrasal verb Word forms churn up : present tense I/you/we/they churn up he/she/it churns up present participle churning up past tense churned up past participle churned up 1) [transitive] to damage the surface of the ground by walking or driving… … English dictionary
churn — I UK [tʃɜː(r)n] / US [tʃɜrn] verb Word forms churn : present tense I/you/we/they churn he/she/it churns present participle churning past tense churned past participle churned 1) [transitive] to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to … English dictionary
churn — (n.) O.E. cyrin, from P.Gmc. *kernjon (Cf. O.N. kirna, Swed. kärna, Dan. kjerne, Du. karn, M.H.G. kern); probably akin to cyrnel kernel (see KERNEL (Cf. kernel)) and describing the grainy appearance of churned cream. The verb is attested from mid … Etymology dictionary
churn out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms churn out : present tense I/you/we/they churn out he/she/it churns out present participle churning out past tense churned out past participle churned out to produce something in large quantities quickly and… … English dictionary
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dump — I. /dʌmp / (say dump) verb (t) 1. to throw down in a mass; fling down or drop heavily: *Heavy rain is expected to be dumped on the Western Australian Goldfields today as tropical cyclone Monty makes its way south. –abc online, 2004. 2. to empty… …