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]

Example Sentences

But then, the 27-year-old Japanese right-hander immediately quelled it, turning in yet another historic pitching performance from a Dodgers rotation beginning to make them feel routine.

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The hosts grabbed an equaliser when Nakamura turned in the ball at the back post, via a heavy deflection from the hapless Bruno.

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Wednesday to turn in their existing press badges and clear out their workspaces at the building, though there is an opportunity to seek an extension.

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The hard turn in Congress away from collegiality and compromise had begun.

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“It’s so hard to turn in your fob,” she said as she handed it over to a volunteer.

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