turn up

/T ER1 N AH1 P/

verb

1
To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
“I don't like people turning up without an appointment.”
2
To cause to appear; to find by searching, etc.
“I spent hours in the archives, but couldn't turn up anything on the alleged criminal.”
3
To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
“Turn up the radio and sing along.”
4
To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.
“He turned up his collar against the cold.”
5
To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.
“Turn up the main halyard.”
6
To party hard, especially when involving alcohol or drugs.
“We're going to turn up at the concert tonight.”

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noun

1
Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.
“Why does all this fluff acumulate in the turn-ups?”
2
A fight or disturbance.
3
The next card taken from the top of a pack of cards and displayed.
“I'll bet $10 that the next turn-up is an ace.”
4
A stroke of good luck; something that appears unexpectedly; especially in turn up for the book.

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