turning on
Powering into action
Turning on has several distinct senses.
The most concrete is activating something: She's turning on the lights.
From there it extends to arousing sexual interest: That accent is really turning on the crowd.
To turn on someone is to attack or betray them suddenly: The dog turned on its owner.
To turn on a point is to depend on it: The case is turning on a technicality.
- buttonDisc through a hole
- activatingCausing to function
- powering upInitiating electrical operation
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- light switchWall-mounted illumination control
ignite · start · getting started · exciting · arousing · sexual attraction · power · engage · dial · lever · enchanting · boot up · stimulating · spark · flip · awaken · seduce · kindle
- powering upcharging, activating, energizing, powering up, switching on
- ignition actionslighting, sparking, striking, kindling, igniting
- lightinglamp, lamps, bulbs, light bulb, light bulbs
- beginningsbegin, beginning, start, first, opening
turning onturning off
Causing to stop functioning
switching off · powering down · shutting off · shutting down · deactivating
turning onturning off
Causing to stop functioning
repelling · disgusting · repulsing · cooling off · grossing out
turn, turning, turned, turns, overturn, returning, overturned, upturned, overturning