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View synonyms for turn on

turn on

verb

  1. tr, adverb to cause (something) to operate by turning a knob, etc

    to turn on the light

  2. intr, preposition to depend or hinge on

    the success of the party turns on you

  3. preposition to change or cause to change one's attitude so as to become hostile or to retaliate

    the dog turned on the children

  4. informal.
    tr, adverb to produce (charm, tears, etc) suddenly or automatically
  5. informal.
    tr, preposition,foll byto to interest (someone) in something

    how to turn kids on to drama

  6. slang.
    tr, adverb to arouse emotionally or sexually
  7. slang.
    intr, adverb to take or become intoxicated by drugs
  8. slang.
    tr, adverb to introduce (someone) to drugs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. slang.
    a person or thing that causes emotional or sexual arousal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

To men, long hair on a woman is a turn-on because it signifies fertility and clichéd ideas of femininity.

For many enthusiasts, in fact, the tools can become more of a turn-on than the trade.

For the non-poppers, the turn-on is watching the balloon expand and expand.

And that's why they find it a turn-on: They're left out, looking on as the woman they love climaxes with a better man than them.

Is it a big turn-on for women when you talk about large-scale disasters?

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