Definition of turning

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Turn
• n. - The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a fiexure; a meander.
• n. - The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.
• n. - Deviation from the way or proper course.
• n. - Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various by means of a lathe and cutting tools.
• n. - The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned.
• n. - A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned.