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churn  (chûrn)

n.

A vessel or device in which cream or milk is agitated to separate the oily globules from the caseous and serous parts, used to make butter.

v. churned, churn·ing, churns

v.tr.

1.

a. To agitate or stir (milk or cream) in order to make butter.

b. To make by the agitation of milk or cream: churn butter.

2. To shake or agitate vigorously: wind churning up the piles of leaves. See Synonyms at agitate.

3. To buy and sell (a client's securities) frequently, especially in order to generate commissions.

v.intr.

1. To make butter by operating a device that agitates cream or milk.

2. To move with or produce great agitation: waves churning in the storm; so angry it made my stomach churn.

Phrasal Verb:

churn out

To produce in an abundant and automatic manner: churns out four novels a year.

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[Middle English chirne, from Old English cyrn, cyrin.]

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churner n.

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churn

Noun

1. a machine in which cream is shaken to make butter

2. a large container for milk

Verb

1. to stir (milk or cream) vigorously in order to make butter

2. to move about violently: a hot tub of churning water [Old English ciern]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	churn - a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk butter churn vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
Verb	1.	churn - stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" stir - move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
	2.	churn - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" roil, moil, boil seethe, roll - boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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churn

verb 1. stir up, beat, disturb, swirl, agitate

2. swirl, boil, toss, foam, seethe, froth

Translations

churn [tʃəːn] n (for butter) → mantequera;

(for milk) → lechera

churn out vt → producir en serie

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churn [tʃəːn] n (for butter) → baratte f;

(also: milk churn) → (grand) bidon à lait

churn out vt → débiter

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churn [tʃəːn] n → Butterfass nt;

(also: milk churn) → Milchkanne f

churn out churn vt → am laufenden Band produzieren

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churn [tʃəːn] n (for butter) → zangola;

(also: milk churn) → bidone m

churn out vt → sfornare

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churn

n churn [tʃəːn]

1 a machine for making butter. karring مِمْخَضَةُ الزُّبْدَه машина за биене на масло máselnice kærne das Butterfaß μηχανή παρασκευής βούτυρου mantequera koorekirn دستگاه کره گیر kirnu baratte מַחבֶצָה मथने की नाद, मटकी stepka, stap, bućkalica köpű mesin keju strokkur zangola かく乳器 (버터 제조용) 교유기(攪乳器) muštuvis ķērne penggodak karn (smør)kjerne maselnica batedeira aparat de bătut untul маслобойка maselnica pinja bućkalica []kärna เครื่องทำเนย yayık 攪乳器 маслобійка مکھن بنانے والی مشین thùng đánh kem làm bơ 搅乳器

2 a large milk can. melkkan عُلْبَةُ حَليب كَبيرَه голяма кана с мляко konev na mléko (mælke-)junge die Milchkanne καρδάρα lechera piimapütt ظرف فلزی بزرگ برای حمل شیر maitotonkka bidon כָּד חָלַב גָדוֹל दूध का एक बड़ा बरतन velika kanta (za mlijeko) köpű kaleng susu mjólkurbrúsi bidone del latte 牛乳かん (커다란) 우유통 bidonas liela piena kanna tin susu besar melkbus melkespann bańka, kania leiteira большой молочный бидон kanva na mlieko golida kanta za mleko mjölkkanna, -flaska กระป๋องนมขนาดใหญ่ süt güğümü 大的盛奶罐 бідон دودھ کا بڑا برتن thùng đựng sữa 大的盛奶罐