#1 turn over v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers". wn #2 turn over v. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer". wn #3 turn over v. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side". wn #4 turn over v. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration". wn #5 turn over v. do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year". wn