[turn over] vt (14c) 1 a: to turn from an upright position: overturn b: rotate "turn over a stiff valve with a wrench"; also: to cause (an internal combustion engine) to begin firing
2: to search (as clothes or papers) by lifting or moving one by one
3: to read or examine (as a book) slowly or idly
4: deliver, surrender "I'm turning the job over to you"; also: to lose possession of "turned the ball over three times"
5. a: to receive and dispose of (a stock of merchandise) b: to do business to the amount of "turning over $1000 a week" ~ vi 1: upset, capsize
2. a: rotate b of an engine: to have crankshaft rotation esp. by external means (as by a starter) "the engine turned over but didn't start" 3 a of one's stomach: to heave with nausea b of one's heart: to seem to leap or lurch convulsively with sudden fright -- turn over a new leaf : to make a change for the better esp. in one's way of living