turn_on has definitions from the field of sexuality
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[ verb ] cause to operate by flipping a switch

Synonyms

switch_on

Examples

"switch on the light" "turn on the stereo"

Used in print

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

He found the pilot_light and turned_on one of the burners for her .

He went down the hall to Eugene 's bathroom , to turn_on the hot-water_heater , and on the side of the tub he saw a pair of blue wool swimming_trunks .

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

She went_into the living_room and turned_on three lamps , then back into the kitchen where she turned_on the ceiling light and the switch that lit the floods on the barn , illuminating the driveway .

She went_into the living_room and turned_on three lamps , then back into the kitchen where she turned_on the ceiling light and the switch that lit the floods on the barn , illuminating the driveway .

Related terms

switch_off throw

2
[ verb ] be contingent on

Examples

"The outcomes rides on the results of the election" "Your grade will depends on your homework"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

The dramatic construction of his stories characteristically turns_on a situation in which someone is simultaneously compelled and forbidden to love .

Related terms

repose_on

3
[ verb ] become hostile towards

Synonyms

turn_upon

Examples

"The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"

Used in print

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

Add this to the unrest in the countries around us where oppressed peoples would be ready to turn_on us at the first opportunity .

Related terms

change

4
[ verb ] produce suddenly or automatically;'Turn on the charm"

Examples

"turn on the waterworks"

Used in print

(Allen R. Bosworth, The Crows of Edwina Hill....)

`` Harro , girl-san '' ! he said , turning_on what was meant to be charm .

Related terms

produce

5
[ verb ] (sexuality) stimulate sexually

Examples

"This movie usually arouses the male audience"

Related terms

stimulate tempt turn-on

6
[ verb ] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

Examples

"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

7
[ verb ] get high, stoned, or drugged

Synonyms

trip_out get_off trip

Examples

"He trips every weekend"

Related terms

trip

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