iompú, m. (gs. -paithe, pl. -puithe).1. vn. of iompaigh. 2. Turning, turn. (a)~ cinn, boise, turn of head, of hand. Ar ~, le h~, do bhoise, in a trice. Ar ~ na n-each, at the turn of events. ~ na taoide, the turn of the tide. ~ gaoithe, change in direction of wind. ~ báid, overturning of boat. ~ goile, stomach upset. Chuir sé ~ ar mo ghoile, it turned my stomach. ~ lí, change of colour. ~ (chun) bisigh, a turn for the better. ~ na bpeacach, the conversion of sinners. ~ duine (ina chreidmheach, ina dhíchreidmheach), the conversion, the lapsing, of s.o. (to belief, into disbelief). ~ a bhaint as rud, to turn sth.; to overturn sth. ~ a bhaint as duine (in iomrascáil), to swing s.o. round (in wrestling bout). Bhain an cheist sin ~ asam, that question shook me. (b)Phot: Reversion. (c)Surg:~ amach, eversion. 3. Agr: Lazy-bed.