turn somewhere/sth over
informal — phrasal verb with turn /tɜːn/
/tɝːn/ verb Definition
› to steal something from a place or to search it, making it very untidy or causing damage: Did you hear Paul's flat got turned over last week?Stealing
(Definition of turn somewhere/sth over from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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turn sb out phrasal verb (REMOVE)
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turn sb over to sb phrasal verb
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turn sb's head idiom
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turn sb's stomach idiom
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turn signal noun
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turn sth around/round phrasal verb
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turn sth in phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
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turn sth in phrasal verb (RETURN)
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turn sth on its head idiom
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turn sth on phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- abscond verb (STEAL)
- aggravated burglary noun
- appropriate verb (TAKE)
- break in/break into sth phrasal verb
- break-in noun
- kleptomania noun
- knock sth over phrasal verb
- larceny noun
- liberate verb
- light-fingered adjective
- loot verb
- raid verb
- ram-raiding noun
- relieve sb of sth phrasal verb (TAKE)
- rifle verb
- rip sth off phrasal verb (STEAL)
- rustle verb (STEAL)
- rustling noun (STEALING)
- snaffle verb
- snitch verb (STEAL)
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