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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 [tʃɜːn]

n

1. Brit a large container for milk

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a vessel or machine in which cream or whole milk is vigorously agitated to produce butter

3. any similar device

vb

1. the number of customers who switch from one supplier to another

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)

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

b.  to make (butter) by this process

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

4. (Business / Insurance) (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) (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

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a government) to pay benefits to a wide category of people and claw it back by taxation from the well off

6. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) to promote the turnover of existing subscribers leasing, and new subscribers joining, a cable television system or mobile phone company

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

churner  n

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 The powerful thrust of the boat's engine churned the water.

2. swirl, boil, toss, foam, seethe, froth Churning seas smash against the steep cliffs.

Translations

churn [tʃɜːn]

A. N (for butter) → mantequera f (Brit) (for milk) → lechera f

B. VT

1. [+ butter] → batir or hacer en una mantequera

2. (fig) (also churn up) [+ sea, mud] → revolver, agitar

C. VI [sea] → revolverse, agitarse
her stomach was churning → se le revolvía el estómago

churn out VT + ADV (pej) [+ books, goods] → producir en serie, producir en masa

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churn [ˈtʃɜː^rn] n

(for butter) → baratte f

(for milk) → (grand) bidon m à lait

churn out

vt [+ publications] → produire en série

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churn

n (for butter) → Butterfass nt; (Brit: = milk churn) → Milchkanne f

vt

to churn butter → buttern, Sahne buttern

(= agitate) sea, mud etc → aufwühlen

vi (water, mud) → wirbeln, strudeln; (wheels, rage etc) → wühlen; (propeller) → wirbeln, sich wild drehen; his stomach was churning → sein Magen revoltierte; the churning sea → die stampfende See

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churn [tʃɜːn]

1. n (for butter) → zangola (Brit) (for milk) → bidone m per il latte

2. vt (butter) → fare (nella zangola) (fig) (also churn up) (water) → agitare

3. vi (water) → agitarsi; (stomach) → torcersi

churn out vt + adv (often pej) → sfornare in gran quantità

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churn [tʃɜːn]

1. n (for butter) → zangola (Brit) (for milk) → bidone m per il latte

2. vt (butter) → fare (nella zangola) (fig) (also churn up) (water) → agitare

3. vi (water) → agitarsi; (stomach) → torcersi

churn out vt + adv (often pej) → sfornare in gran quantità

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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 교유기 muštuvis ķērne penggodak karn (smør)kjerne maselnica batedeira aparat de bătut untul маслобойка maselnica pinja bućkalica []kärna เครื่องทำเนย yayık (製作奶油的)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 큰 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