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turn inside out

turn inside out is the alternative form of turn inside-out.

Meaning of turn inside-out

Verb

turn inside-out (third-person singular simple present turns inside-out, present participle turning inside-out, simple past and past participle turned inside-out)

  1. To make a player (especially a defender) turn the wrong way and hence get past him.
    • United led after three minutes as Nani drilled home inside the near post after turning George Elokobi inside-out.2011 February 5, Chris Whyatt, “Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC
  2. to invert; to place the outer surface inside and put the inside surface to the outside.

Forms of turn inside out

third-person singular presentturns inside out
present participleturning inside out
past participleturned inside out
pastturned inside out

Questions about turn inside out

What is turn inside out the alternative form of?
Turn inside out is the alternative form of turn inside-out.

Words near turn inside out in the dictionary

  1. turn in on oneself
  2. turn in one's grave
  3. turn in succession
  4. turn indicator
  5. turn indicators
  6. turn inside out
  7. turn inside-out
  8. turn into
  9. turn into a pumpkin
  10. turn king's evidence
  11. turn lane

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