turn round - meaning and definition. What is turn round
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What (who) is turn round - definition

A HITCH USED TO SECURE THE END OF A ROPE TO A FIXED OBJECT
Round turn and two half hitches; Round turn two half hitches; Round turn and 2 half-hitches; Round turn & 2 half-hitches; Round turn & two half-hitches

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Revolve, whirl, turn.
Round turn and two half-hitches         
The round turn and two half hitches is a hitch used to secure the end of a rope to a fixed object. The name refers to the components used to form the knot: a round turn wraps the rope around the object (completely encircling it) and the two half hitches secure the end around the standing part.

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Round turn and two half-hitches

The round turn and two half hitches is a hitch used to secure the end of a rope to a fixed object. The name refers to the components used to form the knot: a round turn wraps the rope around the object (completely encircling it) and the two half hitches secure the end around the standing part. Variations of this hitch can be made with differing numbers of turns and half-hitches; an example is illustrated below. With additional turns, it becomes a pipe hitch.


Examples of use of turn round
1. He‘s hardly going to turn round and insist on a referendum on the European constitution.
2. "With one of these things, you turn round quickly and your eye‘s out.
3. I can turn round far enough to see him buzzing no more than 20ft behind us.
4. That way I‘ll never have to turn round and remind you that you didn‘t deliver.
5. There was no time to turn round before a blow like a sledgehammer hit my head.