turn-out

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A short side road, or a part of a road of greater width than the rest, which enables vehicles to pass one another.
2. n. The act of turning out or coming forth.
3. n. Specifically A quitting of employment, especially with a view to obtain increase of wages or some other advantage; a strike.
4. n. One who has turned out for such a purpose; a striker.
5. n. A short side-track in a railway designed to enable one train to pass another.
6. n. People or things that have turned out; persons who have come out to see a spectacle, witness a performance at the theater, attend a public meeting, or the like.
7. n. A carriage or coach with the horses; also, carriages or equipages collectively.
8. n. The net quantity of produce yielded; production.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.; esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout.
2. n. A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch.
3. n. That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage.
4. n. The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from their houses, for a special purpose; the number in attendance at a gathering.
5. n. Net quantity of produce yielded.
6. n. A space alongside a highway where vehicles may stop, esp. for emergency purposes, or to admire the view.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. come and gather for a public event
2. v. put out or expel from a place
3. v. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
4. v. prove to be in the result or end
5. v. bring forth,
6. v. be shown or be found to be
7. v. get up and out of bed
8. v. turn outward
9. v. outfit or equip, as with accessories
10. v. result or end
11. v. produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
12. v. come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
13. n. a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
14. n. what is produced in a given time period
15. n. a set of clothing (with accessories)
16. n. the group that gathers together for a particular occasion
17. n. (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
18. n. a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
19. n. attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)