'turn on' definitions:
Definition of 'turn on'
(from WordNet)
verb
Cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo" [syn: switch on, turn on] [ant: cut, switch off, turn off, turn out]
verb
Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon]
verb
Produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"
verb
Become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"
verb
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up] [ant: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize]
verb
Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up]
verb
Synonyms of 'turn on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accrue from,
- amplify,
- annoy,
- arise from,
- arouse,
- awake,
- awaken,
- be based on,
- be contingent on,
- be dependent on,
- be due to,
- be predicated on,
- blow the coals,
- blow up,
- bring up,
- broach,
- bud from,
- call forth,
- call up,
- charge,
- christen,
- come from,
- come out of,
- depend,
- depend on,
- derive from,
- descend from,
- electrify,
- emanate from,
- emerge from,
- energize,
- enkindle,
- enrage,
- ensue from,
- establish,
- excite,
- fan,
- fan the fire,
- fan the flame,
- feed the fire,
- fidget,
- fire,
- flame,
- flip out,
- float,
- flow from,
- flutter,
- follow from,
- foment,
- found,
- freak out on,
- frenzy,
- galvanize,
- generate,
- germinate from,
- get high on,
- glow,
- go pitapat,
- grow from,
- grow out of,
- hang,
- hang on,
- have the fidgets,
- have the shakes,
- heat,
- heave,
- hinge,
- hinge on,
- impassion,
- inaugurate,
- incense,
- incite,
- induct,
- inflame,
- infuriate,
- initiate,
- install,
- institute,
- introduce,
- issue from,
- jerk,
- key up,
- kindle,
- lather up,
- launch,
- lie on,
- lie with,
- lift up,
- light the fuse,
- light up,
- loop in,
- madden,
- move,
- originate in,
- overexcite,
- palpitate,
- pant,
- pique,
- plug in,
- proceed from,
- quake,
- quaver,
- quiver,
- raise,
- raise up,
- rest,
- rest on,
- rest with,
- revolve on,
- ring in,
- rouse,
- set agoing,
- set astir,
- set fire to,
- set on fire,
- set on foot,
- set up,
- shake,
- shiver,
- shock,
- short,
- short-circuit,
- spring from,
- sprout from,
- squirm,
- stand on,
- start going,
- start up,
- steam up,
- stem from,
- step down,
- step up,
- stiffen,
- stir,
- stir the blood,
- stir the embers,
- stir the feelings,
- stir up,
- summon up,
- swell,
- swell with emotion,
- switch off,
- switch on,
- thrill,
- thrill to,
- throb,
- tingle,
- tingle with excitement,
- toss,
- toss and turn,
- tremble,
- tumble,
- turn off,
- turn on to,
- turn upon,
- twist and turn,
- twitch,
- twitter,
- usher in,
- wake,
- wake up,
- waken,
- warm,
- warm the blood,
- whip up,
- wiggle,
- work into,
- work up,
- wriggle,
- writhe
Words containing 'turn on'
- By turns,
- In turn,
- To a turn,
- To be turned of,
- To turn about,
- To turn again,
- To turn against,
- To turn down,
- To turn in,
- To turn into,
- To turn off,
- To turn on,
- To turn out,
- To turn over,
- To turn to,
- To turn under,
- To turn up,
- Turn,
- Turn and turn about,
- Turned,
- Turning,
- about turn,
- turn about,
- turn down,
- turn in,
- turn into,
- turn off,
- turn out,
- turn over,
- turn to,
- turn up,
- turned off,
- turned on,
- turned out,
- turned up,
- By-turning,
- Engine turning,
- Flange turning,
- Good turn,
- Ill turn,
- Quarter turn,
- Round turn,
- Sea turn,
- Series turns,
- Table turning,
- To take turns,
- To turn a corner,
- To turn a flange,
- To turn a penny,
- To turn adrift,
- To turn aside,
- To turn away,
- To turn back,
- To turn head,
- To turn in the mind,
- To turn round,
- To turn tail,
- To turn the back,
- To turn the back on,
- To turn the balance,
- To turn the brain of,
- To turn the corner,
- To turn the dice,
- To turn the die,
- To turn the edge of,
- To turn the head of,
- To turn the point of,
- To turn the scale,
- To turn the stomach of,
- To turn the tables,
- To turn tippet,
- To turn to account,
- To turn to advantage,
- To turn to flight,
- To turn to profit,
- To turn turtle,
- To turn upon,
- To turn upside down,
- Toll turn,
- Turn bench,
- Turn buckle,
- Turn cap,
- Turn of life,
- Turn screw,
- Turn-out,
- Turning bridge,
- Turning engine,
- Turning lathe,
- Turning pair,
- Turning point,
- kick turn,
- stem turn,
- take turns,
- toss and turn,
- turn a loss,
- turn a profit,
- turn a trick,
- turn around,
- turn aside,
- turn away,
- turn away from,
- turn back,
- turn indicator,
- turn inside out,
- turn of events,
- turn of expression,
- turn of phrase,
- turn of the century,
- turn on a dime,
- turn red,
- turn signal,
- turn tail,
- turn the corner,
- turn the other cheek,
- turn the tables,
- turn the tide,
- turn the trick,
- turn thumbs down,
- turn turtle,
- turn up the heat,
- turn up the pressure,
- turn upside down,
- turn-on,
- turned around,
- turning away,
- Quarter turn belt,
- Re-turn,
- To bring up with a round turn,
- To turn King's evidence,
- To turn Queen's evidence,
- To turn State's evidence,
- To turn a cold shoulder to,
- To turn a hostile army,
- To turn an honest penny,
- To turn one's coat,
- To turn one's goods,
- To turn one's hand to,
- To turn one's money,
- To turn over a new leaf,
- To turn the back on one,
- To turn the back upon,
- To turn the enemy's flank,
- Turn-buckle,
- Turn-outs,
- Turn-sick,
- Turning and boring mill,
- ampere-turn,
- turn a blind eye,
- turn a nice dime,
- turn a nice dollar,
- turn a nice penny,
- turn one's stomach,
- turn over a new leaf,
- u-turn,
- well-turned,
- To bring up any one with a round turn,
- To turn around one's finger,
- three-point turn