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TURN ON A DIME

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Dictionary entry overview: What does turn on a dime mean?

• TURN ON A DIME (verb)
The verb TURN ON A DIME has 1 sense:

1. have a small turning radius

Familiarity information: TURN ON A DIME used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TURN ON A DIME (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Have a small turning radius

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

My little subcompact car turns on a dime!

Hypernyms (to "turn on a dime" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Domain category:

driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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