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turn over
(redirected from kick over)

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turn someone or something over
to rotate someone or something so that the side that was on the bottom is now on the top. The nurses turned the patient over so they could give her some medicine. They turned over the unconscious patient.
See also: turn

turn over 

1. Lit. to rotate so that the side that was on the bottom is now on top. The turtle turned over and crawled away. She turned over to get some sun on her back.
2. and kick over Fig. [for an engine] to start or to rotate. My car engine was so cold that it wouldn't even turn over. The engine kicked over a few times and then stopped for good.
3. Fig. to undergo exchange; to be replaced. The employees turn over pretty regularly in this department.
See also: turn

turn somebody/something over also turn over somebody/something
to put someone or something under the control of someone As soon as Roger came home his Dad turned him over to the police. Eventually she turned over the company to her son.
See also: turn


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