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Definition of TURN IN

1

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress <turned in the banned assault rifle to the police>

Synonyms cede, cough up, deliver, give up, hand over, lay down, relinquish, render, turn in, turn over, yield

Related Words commit, consign, entrust (also intrust), transfer; forfeit, release, waive; abnegate, renounce, resign; abandon, desert, discard, forsake, part (with), shed

Near Antonyms keep, retain, withhold

2

to go to one's bed in order to sleep <it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in>

Synonyms crash [slang], doss (down) [chiefly British], retire, turn in

Related Words bunk, perch, roost, settle; doze, drop off, nap, nod, sleep, slumber, snooze; couch, lie (down), recline

Near Antonyms arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, wake, waken; bestir, stir; reawake, reawaken; shift, stir

Antonyms arise, get up, rise, uprise