turn-in

\ ˈtərn-ˌin

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Definition of turn-in

(Entry 1 of 2)

: something that turns in or is turned in

turn in

turned in; turning in; turns in

Definition of turn in (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

1 : to make an entrance by turning from a road or path

2 : to go to bed turned in early

transitive verb

1 : to deliver up : hand over turned in his badge and quit

2a : to inform on : betray

b : to deliver to an authority urged the wanted man to turn himself in

3 : to acquit oneself of : put on, produce turned in a good performance

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Verb turned in the banned assault rifle to the police it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The Oscars arrived almost a month early this year, shortening the window between when films were nominated and when voters turned in their ballots. — WSJ, "Hollywood Veterans Brad Pitt, Laura Dern Win Acting Oscars," 10 Feb. 2020 Lopez pole-danced at one point during her performance, which was no doubt a nod to her critically acclaimed turn in the 2019 movie Hustlers. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Jennifer Lopez’s Daughter, Emme, Made an Appearance at the Super Bowl 2020 Halftime Show," 3 Feb. 2020 Some have suggested that the Bengals should turn in their card now - with Burrow's name on it. — Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, "Ex-Bengals coach Paul Alexander: 'Don't write in Joe Burrow' at No. 1 quite yet," 24 Jan. 2020 West Virginia took the extra 28 rebounds and turned in not only 27 second-chance points to Texas’ four, but the Mountaineers poured in 52 points in the paint while limiting the Longhorns to 18. — Alex Briseno, Dallas News, "Nightmare in Morgantown: Longhorns’ 38-point loss to West Virginia marks the worst in the Shaka Smart era," 21 Jan. 2020 But that’s turned in to quite a compliment for the Aggies’ best player. — Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, "How Josh Nebo became Texas A&M’s best player," 17 Jan. 2020 THE TAKEAWAY Georgia: The Bulldogs demonstrated their depth and motivation to turn in a better showing than the one a year ago, building a multi-score lead in the first half and never trailing. — Brett Martel, Houston Chronicle, "Georgia takes down Baylor in Sugar Bowl," 1 Jan. 2020 Boy, that’s a great movie, and Tim Robbins turns in an all-time performance. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, "If you could watch only one actor’s movies for life, who would you pick?," 25 Dec. 2019 Harden was 2 of 13 from the field for 19 points -- 14 of 14 at the free-throw line -- and Westbrook turned in 24 points and 16 rebounds in his Houston debut. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bucks 117, Rockets 111: Giannis starts with a bang but watches end of game from bench after fouling out," 24 Oct. 2019

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“Turn-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn-in. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.

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