churn

churn¹ [tʃə:n US tʃə:rn] v

1.)

if your stomach churns, you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened

▪ My stomach was churning on the day of the exam.

2.) [I and T] [i]also churn up

if water, mud etc churns, or if something churns it, it moves about violently

▪ We stood on the dock and watched the ocean churn.

3.)

if a machine, engine, wheel etc churns, it or its parts begin to move

▪ I pressed the gas pedal, and slowly the wheels began to churn.

4.) [T]

to make milk by using a churn

churn out [churn sth<=>out] [i]phr v

to produce large quantities of something, especially without caring about quality

▪ She's been churning out novels for twenty years.

churn up [churn sb/sth up] phr v

1.) churn sth<=>up

to damage the surface of the ground, especially by walking on it or driving a vehicle over it

▪ The lawn had been churned up by the tractor.

2.) to move water, mud etc around violently

churn sth<=>up

▪ The oars had churned up the mud, clouding the water.

3.) BrE to make someone upset or angry

▪ Though she looked calm, in reality she was churned up inside.

churn ²

churn² n

[: Old English; Origin: cyrin]

1.) a container used for shaking milk in order to make it into butter

2.) also milk churn

BrE a large metal container used to carry milk in