- churn out
- transitive verb
Date: 1876
to produce mechanically or copiously ; grind out <the usual pap which has been churned out about this superstar — W. S. Murphy>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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churn out — verb 1. perform in a mechanical way • Topics: ↑music • Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do • Verb Frames: Somebody s something They will churn ou … Useful english dictionary
churn out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms churn out : present tense I/you/we/they churn out he/she/it churns out present participle churning out past tense churned out past participle churned out to produce something in large quantities quickly and… … English dictionary
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churn out — verb To produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily. Barbara Cartland was renowned for her ability to churn out romantic novels … Wiktionary
churn out — churn (something) out to produce something in large amounts and without much thought. Rosco churned out a book a year for 13 years and earned a lot of money doing it … New idioms dictionary
churn — [chʉrn] n. [ME chirne < OE cyrne; akin to cyrnel,KERNEL: with ref. to grainy appearance of churned cream] 1. a container or contrivance in which milk or cream is beaten, stirred, or shaken to form butter ☆ 2. the occurrence, ratio, or amount… … English World dictionary
churn — ► NOUN 1) a machine for making butter by agitating milk or cream. 2) Brit. a large metal milk can. ► VERB 1) agitate (milk or cream) in a churn to produce butter. 2) (with reference to liquid) move about vigorously. 3) (churn out) produce… … English terms dictionary
churn — churn1 [tʃə:n US tʃə:rn] v 1.) if your stomach churns, you feel sick because you are nervous or frightened ▪ My stomach was churning on the day of the exam. 2.) [I and T] [i]also churn up if water, mud etc churns, or if something churns it, it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
churn — churn1 [ tʃɜrn ] verb 1. ) transitive to mix milk or cream in a special container in order to make butter a ) to make butter by mixing milk or cream in a special container 2. ) churn or churn up intransitive or transitive to move something such… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
