Thesaurus: churn

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1. v. t. A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.
2. v. t. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter.
3. v. t. To shake or agitate with violence.
4. v. i. To perform the operation of churning.
5. n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
6. v. stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
7. v. be agitated
8. A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order to separete the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter. 1. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter. 2. To shake or agitate with violence. Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose. Addison. To perform the operation of churning.
9. A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, orotherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in order toseparete the oily globules from the other parts, and obtain butter.
10. n:19/v:81 n. a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk v. stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter v. be agitated