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Definition of Turn up

1. Verb. Appear or become visible; make a showing. "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

2. Verb. Bend or lay so that one part covers the other. "They turn up the sheets"; "Turn up your collar"

3. Verb. Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining. "My search turned up nothing"

4. Verb. Be shown or be found to be. "She turned up HIV positive"

5. Verb. Find by digging in the ground. "I dug up an old box in the garden"

Definition of Turn up

1. Verb. (intransitive) To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive nautical) To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin. ¹

5. Noun. A stroke of good luck. (rfex) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turn Up

turn tail turn the air blue turn the corner turn the frown upside down turn the other cheek turn the page turn the table turn the tables turn the tide turn thumbs down

turn to turn to custard turn to dust turn turtle turn up turn up for the book turn up one's nose turn up the heat turn up the pressure turn upside down

turnability turnable turnably turnabout turnabout is fair play turnabouts turnaround turnaround time turnarounds

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