turn on
• start the flow or operation of something by means of a tap, switch, or button.
• "she turned on the TV"
Similar:
switch on,
put on,
power up,
flick on,
plug in,
start up,
boot up,
activate,
cause to operate,
Opposite:
turn off,
• excite or stimulate the interest of someone, especially sexually.
• "if that's what turns you on that's fine by me"
Similar:
arouse,
sexually arouse,
excite,
stimulate,
make someone feel sexy,
titillate,
please,
attract,
give someone a thrill,
get someone going,
float someone's boat,
do it for someone,
light someone's fire,
tickle someone's fancy,
Opposite:
leave someone cold,
• suddenly attack someone physically or verbally.
• "he turned on her with cold savagery"
Similar:
attack,
set on,
fall on,
launch an attack on,
let fly at,
lash out at,
hit out at,
weigh into,
round on,
lose one's temper with,
lay into,
tear into,
lace into,
sail into,
pitch into,
let someone have it,
get stuck into,
wade into,
bite someone's head off,
jump down someone's throat,
have a go at,
light into,
• have a particular thing as the main topic or point of interest.
• "for most business people, the central questions will turn on taxation"
Similar:
depend on,
rest on,
hang on,
hinge on,
be contingent on,
be decided by,
concern,
revolve round,
relate to,
turn-on
noun
• a person or thing that causes someone to feel excited or sexually aroused.
• "tight jeans can be a real turn-on"
