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 - taking a short walk out and back;  the act of turning away or in the opposite direction;  the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course;  (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession;  a favor for someone;  an unforeseen development; (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive; turning or twisting around (in place);  a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;  a movement in a new direction;  a circular segment of a curve;  a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);  pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;  become officially one year older;  change color;  direct at someone;  alter the functioning or setting of;  let (something) fall or spill a container;  shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel;  change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense;  pass to the other side of; channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something;  to send or let go;  cause to move around a center so as to show another side of;  cause to move around or rotate;  cause to move along an axis or into a new direction;  move around an axis or a center;  get by buying and selling;  accomplish by rotating;  cause to change or turn into something different; assume new characteristics;  twist suddenly so as to sprain;  change to the contrary;  undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; go sour or spoil;  have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to;  cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form;  to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; undergo a change or development

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