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  • turn an attack — ward off an attack, drive away attackers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… …   English World dictionary

  • attack — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. assault, attack; seizure (See disease). v. t. assail, assault, attack; affect, influence. Ant., defense. II Violent assault Nouns 1. (human attack) attack; assault, assault and battery; onset,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II …   Wikipedia

  • turn — [n1] revolution, curving about face, angle, bend, bias, bow, branch, change, changeabout, circle, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, corner, curve, cycle, departure, detour, deviation, direction, drift, flection, flexure, fork, gyration, gyre …   New thesaurus

  • attack — [n1] physical assault advance, aggression, assailing, assailment, barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, charge, defilement, dirty deed*, drive, encounter, encroachment, foray, incursion, initiative, inroad, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption,… …   New thesaurus

  • turn on — {v.} 1. To start by turning a knob or handle or working a switch; cause to be on. * /Jack turned on the water./ * /Who turned the lights on?/ 2. {informal} To put forth or succeed with as easily as turning on water. * /She really turns on the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn on — {v.} 1. To start by turning a knob or handle or working a switch; cause to be on. * /Jack turned on the water./ * /Who turned the lights on?/ 2. {informal} To put forth or succeed with as easily as turning on water. * /She really turns on the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • turn on someone — turn on (someone) to attack or criticize someone suddenly. He suddenly turned on me and accused me of not supporting him when he needed it. The country s leaders worry that the people could quickly turn on them …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn on — (someone) to attack or criticize someone suddenly. He suddenly turned on me and accused me of not supporting him when he needed it. The country s leaders worry that the people could quickly turn on them …   New idioms dictionary

  • turn on — ► turn on 1) start (something) operating by means of a tap, switch, or button. 2) suddenly attack. 3) have as the main focus. 4) informal excite or stimulate, especially sexually. Main Entry: ↑turn …   English terms dictionary

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