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    1. start the flow or operation of something by means of a valve, switch, or button:
      "she turned on the TV" · "I turned on the computer and found this in my inbox" · "every time he turns on his famous charm they must be wondering what he is really thinking"
      • informal
        excite or stimulate the interest of someone, especially sexually:
        "if that's what turns you on that's fine by me"
      • suddenly attack someone physically or verbally:
        "he turned on her with cold savagery"
      • have a particular thing as the main topic or point of interest:
        "for most business people, the central questions will turn on taxation" · "there is a subplot turning on a love affair"
    turn-on
    [ˈtərnˌän]
    noun
    informal
    turn-on (noun) · turn-ons (plural noun)
    1. a person or thing that causes someone to feel excited or sexually aroused:
      "tight jeans can be a real turn-on"
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    1. start the flow or operation of something by means of a valve, switch, or button:
      switch on
      put on
      power up
      flick on
      plug in
      start up
      boot up
      activate
      cause to operate
      Opposite:
      turn off
     
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    What is another word for turn on?Other forms: turned on; turning on; turns on Definitions of turn on verb cause to operate by flipping a switch “turn onthe stereo” synonyms:switch on see moresee less Antonyms: cut, switch off, turn off, turn out cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch type of: flip, switch, throw cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation verb

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    What does turn down mean?1. To diminish the speed, volume, intensity, or flow of: Turn down the radio, please. 2. To reject or refuse, as a person, advice, or a suggestion: turned down the invitation. 3. To fold or be capable of folding down: turn a collar down; a collar that turns down.

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    What does turning on a switch mean?To start the operation, activity, or flow of something by or as if by turning a switch: Turn on the light bulb. Turn the generator on. 6. To begin instantly to display, employ, or exude some affectation: She turned on the charm. He turns a fake accent on when he doesn't want to be recognized. 7.

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  2. The term "turn on" has several meanings, including1234:
    • To make somebody excited or interested, especially sexually.
    • To make somebody become interested in something or to use something for the first time.
    • Something that makes you feel excited, especially sexually.
    • That which arouses or excites.
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    (informal) to make somebody excited or interested, especially sexually Jazz has never really turned me on. She gets turned on by men in uniform. related noun turn-on turn somebody on (to something) (informal) to make somebody become interested in something or to use something for the first time He turned her on to jazz. turn something on

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    ˈturn-on noun [ singular] informal something that makes you feel excited, especially sexually It was a turn-on to be the centre of attention. → turn on Examples from the Corpus turn-on • I found this such a turn-on that I nearly came then and there.

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    slang Something increases one's sexual interest or excitement.

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    turn-on (n.) that which arouses or excites, 1968, originally of psychedelic drugs, from verbal phrase turn on "activate (a mechanism)" (1833), specifically from figurative sense turn (someone) on "excite, stimulate, arouse," recorded from 1903; from turn (v.) + on (adv.).

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