turn in

verb

1. (intr) to go to bed for the night

2. (tr) to hand in; deliver

   to turn in an essay

3. (tr) to deliver (someone accused of a crime) into police custody

4. to give up or conclude (something)

   we turned in the game when it began to rain

5. (tr) to record (a score, etc)

6. to withdraw or cause to withdraw from contact with others and become preoccupied with one's own problems

Idioms and Phrases

Hand in, give over, as in I turned in my exam and left the room . [c. 1300]

Surrender or inform on, especially to the police, as in The shoplifter turned herself in . [1920s]

Produce, as in He turned in a consistent performance every day . [Mid-1900s]

Go to bed, as in I turned in early last night . [ Colloquial ; late 1600s]

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