inturn meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

inturn

verb

Etymology From Middle English inturnen, equivalent to in- + turn.

To turn in or inward.

A machine of the class described, comprising in combination with a suitably-actuated needle, a driving-shaft, means actuated from said shaft for carrying two or more plies of material through the machine, and similarly-actuated means working alternately with the needle to inturn the edges of said plies.1904, United States Patent Office, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

noun

Etymology From Middle English inturn, intorn, equivalent to in- + turn.

The act or process of turning in.

Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War, Wrestling A move where the wrestler puts his thigh between the tights of his opponent, and lifts him up.