turned in

Handed over; retired

Turned in has several connected meanings around the idea of handing over or going inward.

To turn in work or an assignment is to submit it: I turned in my essay just before the deadline.

To turn someone in is to report them to authorities: His own brother turned him in to the police.

To turn in for the night is to go to bed: I'm exhausted—I think I'll turn in early.

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handed over · bed · handed in · rat out · devoted · inform on · sell out · go to bed · call it a night · betray · relinquished · tucked · hit the hay · hit the sack · early night · clock out · entrusted · consigned

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Opposites
sleep/wakefulness

turned instayed up

Delayed going to bed

woke up · burned the midnight oil · rose · got up · went out

submission/withholding

turned inkept

Didn't give away

withheld · retained · held onto · kept back · held back

direction/orientation

turned inturned out

Proved to be

flared out · splayed · projected

Family

turn, return, turning, turned, returned, turns, returning, overturned, upturned

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G