turn on

Speech parts

1. turn on - Noun

2. turn on - Verb

Meaning

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

stimulate sexually

be contingent on

get high, stoned, or drugged

become hostile towards

cause to operate by flipping a switch

produce suddenly or automatically

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

turn-on

Synonyms

rouse charge trip excite arouse wind up agitate commove switch on hinge on depend on attack move rest start
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Antonyms

shut off turn off end close cut chock
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Hypernyms

change produce switch trouble throw upset

Hyponyms

bother tempt electrify pother rest on build on

Examples

Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around. Dave Barry

I think an important quality that I have is that if you turn on the radio and hear somebody sing, you know it's me. You don't confuse my voice with another voice. Luciano Pavarotti

Men want a woman whom they can turn on and off like a light switch. Ian Fleming

Sometimes at night, I turn on the light so as not to see. Antonio Porchia

In politics you must always keep running with the pack. The moment that you falter and they sense that you are injured, the rest will turn on you like wolves. Rab Butler

The lion won't turn on a barking puppy. Romanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

turn of words turn of work turn off turn on a dime turn on its head turn on red