S: (n) carving, cutting (removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape)
S: (n) cut, cutting (the division of a deck of cards before dealing) "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge) "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
S: (n) cutting, thinning (the act of diluting something) "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
Verb
S: (v) cut (separate with or as if with an instrument) "Cut the rope"
S: (v) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
S: (v) turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense) "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
S: (v) twist (turn in the opposite direction) "twist one's head"
S: (v) flip, flip over, turn over (turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse) "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
S: (v) turn on a dime (have a small turning radius) "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!"
S: (v) roll, turn over (move by turning over or rotating) "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
S: (v) roll over (make a rolling motion or turn) "The dog rolled over"
S: (v) swing around, swing about, turn around (turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically) "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake"
S: (v) flip, toss (lightly throw to see which side comes up) "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
S: (v) port (turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship) "The big ship was slowly porting"
S: (v) face (turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction) "Turn and face your partner now"
S: (v) turn off (make a turn) "turn off at the parking area"
S: (v) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
S: (v) deflect (turn aside and away from an initial or intended course)
S: (v) avert, turn away (turn away or aside) "They averted their eyes when the King entered"
S: (v) turn out, splay, spread out, rotate (turn outward) "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
S: (v) gyrate, spiral, coil (to wind or move in a spiral course) "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
S: (v) function, work, operate, go, run (perform as expected when applied) "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
S: (v) cut (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult) "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
S: (v) switch off, cut, turn off, turn out (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch) "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"