turn in

Verb

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Verb (4)

  1. make an entrance by turning from a road“Turn in after you see the gate”More general enter, come in
  2. to surrender someone or something to another“the guard delivered the criminal to the police”“render up the prisoners”“render the town to the enemy”“fork over the money”Synonyms: hand overfork overfork outfork updeliverrenderMore general pass, handMore specific give away, bail
  3. carry out (performances)“They turned in a splendid effort”“They turned in top jobs for the second straight game”Synonyms: put onMore general make, create
  4. prepare for sleep“I usually turn in at midnight”“He goes to bed at the crack of dawn”Synonyms: go to bedbedcrawl inkip downhit the hayhit the sacksack outgo to sleepretireMore general travel, goMore specific bed down, bunk down
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