Defect and Turn

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Defect

Defect verb - Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
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Turn and defect are semantically related in approach topic. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a verb "Defect", when it comes to topics like faith.
Nearby Words: defective, defection, defector, defecting, defectively

Turn

Turn verb - To move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis.
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Defect and turn are semantically related in approach topic. Sometimes you can use "Defect" instead a verb "Turn".
Nearby Words: turned, turning
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rare rare defect rare turn
similar similar defect similar turn
initial initial defect initial turn
many many defect many turn
Other adjectives: single, entire, real, big, serious, slight, infamous, potential, permanent, major, possible, weird, strange, eventual, different, aforementioned.

Both words in one sentence

  • If this is impossible, then I will assume that we are the "bad guys" and I will immediately pull a Heel–Face Turn and defect to the humans.
    Source: Just For Fun / The Universal Genre Savvy Guide
  • That said, some Changelings, such as General Hercules Beetle, don't believe in that (Hercules is only on the villain's side out of loyalty to the Queen, not due to hating ponies) and some have even gone so far as to perform a Heel–Face Turn and defect after realizing ponies aren't cattle.
    Source: My Species Doth Protest Too Much
  • This happened in an episode of Get Smart, where Siegfried attempts to "defect" to CONTROL, going so far as to turn in several KAOS agents, including his own sister.
    Source: Heel–Face Mole
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