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turn Turk

turn Turk verb: to go to the bad; to become hopelessly obstinate.

Verb

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

  1. To go to the bad; to become hopelessly obstinate.
  2. (obsolete) To convert to Islam.
    • "She wants to be a princess, and has turned Turk," roared the rabbis.1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, Rebecca and Rowena

Forms of turn Turk

third-person singular presentturns Turk
present participleturning Turk
past participleturned Turk
pastturned Turk

Questions about turn Turk

What does turn Turk mean?
Turn Turk means to go to the bad; to become hopelessly obstinate.
What part of speech is turn Turk?
Turn Turk is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn Turk?
The past tense of turn Turk is turned Turk.

Words near turn Turk in the dictionary

  1. turn to dust
  2. turn to good account
  3. turn together
  4. turn traitor
  5. turn tricks
  6. turn Turk
  7. turn turtle
  8. turn two
  9. turn under
  10. turn up
  11. turn up for the book

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