churn

churn
1 noun (C)
1 a container used for shaking milk in order to make it into butter
2 BrE a large metal container used to carry milk in
2 verb
1 (I) if your stomach churns you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened: My stomach was churning on the day of the exam.
2 (T) to make milk by using a churn
3 also churn up (I, T) if water churns or if it is churned, it moves about violently
churn sth out phrasal verb (T) to produce large quantities of something, especially without caring about quality: The factory churns out thousands of these awful plastic toys every week. churn up phrasal verb
1 (transitive churn something up) to damage the surface of something, especially by walking on it or driving a vehicle over it: The lawn had been churned up by the tractor.
2 (transitive churn someone up) to make someone upset or angry: The argument had left her feeling all churned up.
3 (I, T) to churn 2 (3)

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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