to be the issue, fact, or point that something depends on most
to direct something at someone or something
to make a deliberate effort to use a special quality that you have in order to achieve something
to make a piece of equipment start working by pressing a button or moving a switch
to make someone become interested in something
to make someone feel sexually attracted or sexually excited
to start using a supply of water, gas, or electricity by turning a tap, pressing a button, or moving a switch
to suddenly attack someone violently
to suddenly start angrily criticizing someone or shouting at them
used for saying that something that interests someone else does not interest you
As she passed through the hall she pressed the switches to turn on the outside lights.
Dan suddenly turned on her and yelled at her to be quiet.
Even a momentary lapse could cause them to turn on us like rabid dogs.
He found profit margins as big a turn-on as others found whips and leather.
He’ll have to turn on all his charm to persuade her.
He’s very nice, but he just doesn’t turn me on.
I want to see the play, too--it's a tremendous turn-on for me, to see you on stage.
Is your computer turned on?
Sister Felicity's disillusioned fans would turn on her like avenging Furies.
Sometime after eight o'clock I forced myself to get up and turn on some lights.
That book really turned me on to astronomy.
The hoses were turned on the demonstrators.
The trial turned on the medical evidence presented by the defence.
There's no sexual turn-on for him in it; he does it because he thinks he has to.
Turn on the outside tap, will you?
turns on
turning on
turned on
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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