churn

[ churn ]

/ tʃɜrn /

noun

a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.

any of various containers or machines similar in shape or action to a butter churn, as a device for mixing beverages.

British. a large milk can.

an act of churning stocks by a stockbroker.

verb (used with object)

to agitate in order to make into butter: to churn cream.

to make (butter) by the agitation of cream.

to shake or agitate with violence or continued motion: The storm churned the sea.

to turn over and over in the mind: His brain slowly churned all the choices and possibilities.

(of a stockbroker) to trade (a customer's securities) excessively in order to earn more in commissions.

verb (used without object)

to operate a churn.

to move or shake in agitation, as a liquid or any loose matter: The leaves churned along the ground.

to be changing rapidly or be in a confused state: Her emotions churned as she viewed the horrific photos.

to have a queasy feeling, as from anxiety or disgust: My insides were churning at the thought of being on stage.

(of a stockbroker) to engage in the practice of churning.

Verb Phrases

churn out, to produce mechanically, hurriedly, or routinely: He was hired to churn out verses for greeting cards.

Origin of churn

before 1000; Middle English chirne (noun), Old English cyrne cyr(i)n; cognate with Middle Low German kerne, Old Norse kjarni, kirna

SYNONYMS FOR churn

7 whip, toss, convulse.

OTHER WORDS FROM churn

churn·a·ble, adjective churn·a·bil·i·ty, noun churn·er, noun un·churn, verb (used with object)

un·churned, adjective well-churned, adjective

Words nearby churn

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British Dictionary definitions for churn out (1 of 2)

churn out

verb (tr, adverb) informal

to produce (something) at a rapid rate to churn out ideas

to perform (something) mechanically to churn out a song

British Dictionary definitions for churn out (2 of 2)

churn

/ (tʃɜːn) /

noun

British a large container for milk

a vessel or machine in which cream or whole milk is vigorously agitated to produce butter

any similar device

the number of customers who switch from one supplier to another

verb

to stir or agitate (milk or cream) in order to make butter
to make (butter) by this process

(sometimes foll by up) to move or cause to move with agitation ideas churned in his head

(of a bank, broker, etc) to encourage an investor or policyholder to change investments, endowment policies, etc, to increase commissions at the client's expense

(of a government) to pay benefits to a wide category of people and claw it back by taxation from the well off

to promote the turnover of existing subscribers leasing, and new subscribers joining, a cable television system or mobile phone company

Derived forms of churn

churner, noun

Word Origin for churn

Old English ciern; related to Old Norse kjarni, Middle Low German kerne churn, German dialect Kern cream

Idioms and Phrases with churn out

churn out

Produce in an abundant and automatic manner, as in He churned out a novel every six months. This idiom transfers the turning of milk into butter to other kinds of production. [Early 1900s]

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churn

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British Dictionary definitions for churn out (1 of 2)

verb (tr, adverb) informal

British Dictionary definitions for churn out (2 of 2)

noun

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churn

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Verb Phrases

Origin of churn

SYNONYMS FOR churn

OTHER WORDS FROM churn

Words nearby churn

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verb (tr, adverb) informal

British Dictionary definitions for churn out (2 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of churn

Word Origin for churn

Idioms and Phrases with churn out

British Dictionary definitions for churn out (1 of 2)