Analysis Complete

turn on

/ turn on /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become hostile towards
"The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
produce suddenly or automatically
"Turn on the charm"
"turn on the waterworks"
Type of:
produce bring forth
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
cause to operate by flipping a switch
"switch on the light"
"turn on the stereo"
Opposites:
switch off cut turn off turn out
Type of:
throw flip switch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
get high, stoned, or drugged
"He trips every weekend"
Derived:
trip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
verb Sense 5
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
Opposites:
calm calm down quiet tranquilize tranquillize
Type of:
disturb upset trouble
Kinds of:
hype up psych up bother pother electrify
Derived:
excitation excitement bang boot charge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 6
stimulate sexually
"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
Type of:
stimulate shake shake up
Kinds of:
tempt
Derived:
turn-on sex sexual urge sexual activity sexual practice
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 7
be contingent on
"The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"
"Your grade will depends on your homework"
Kinds of:
repose on rest on build on build upon
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
3
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change produce bring forth throw flip switch switch off cut turn off turn out disturb upset