(horse racing) The ability to accelerate quickly. / (horse racing) A burst of speed in a horse race. / (by extension) A burst of speed. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, foot.

(law, India and historically in the British Isles) Someone giving full disclosure about a crime in return for pardon.

plural of turning approver

(idiomatic) Change in direction, tone, or tendency. / To walk around; to stroll. / To participate in an activity involving two or more participants.

(idiomatic) To make a major change in behavior, strategy, topic under discussion, etc.

(geometry, topology, mathematical analysis) A version of winding number in which the number of rotations is counted with respect to the tangent of the curve rather than a fixed point.

plural of turning number

(informal) constantly, all the time; at every opportunity, as many times as one can, in all possible respects

a quick increase in speed

plural of engine turning