inturn

See also: in turn and in-turn

English

Etymology

From Middle English *inturnen, equivalent to in- +‎ turn.

Verb

inturn (third-person singular simple present inturns, present participle inturning, simple past and past participle inturned)

  1. (transitive) To turn in or inward.
    • 1904, United States Patent Office,
      A machine of the class described, comprising in combination with a suitably-actuated needle, a driving-shaft, means actuated from said shaft for carrying two or more plies of material through the machine, and similarly-actuated means working alternately with the needle to inturn the edges of said plies.

Derived terms

Noun

inturn (plural inturns)

  1. The act or process of turning in.
  2. (wrestling) The act of a wrestler when he puts his thigh between the tights of his opponent, and lists him up.

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