Definition of Turn up

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turn up
v
1. appear or become visible; make a showing; "she turned up at the funeral"; "i hope the list key is going to surface again" [syn: come on, come out, surface, show up]


2. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [syn: fold, fold up]
[ant: unfold]

3. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "can you locate your cousins in the midwest?"; "my search turned up nothing" [syn: locate]


4. be shown or be found to be; "she proved to be right"; "the medicine turned out to save her life"; "she turend up hiv positive" [syn: prove, turn out]


5. find by digging in the ground; "i dug up an old box in the garden" [syn: excavate, dig up]

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appear suddenly They turned up when the party was almost over.

attend a meeting, show up; be found, be seen

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Only fifteen people turned up at the Block Parents' meeting.
We can't find the ring now, but I'm sure it will turn up soon.

find unexpectedly*My keys turned up in the bedroom.

E.g.1. They’ll be offended if we turn up late.
E.g.2. It was awful! Dave turned up drunk and started shouting at everyone!

1. phrase suggesting disbelief or impatience; 2. (used imperatively) stop it! shut up!

to stop what smb. says or does, as it's not right

surprise; unexpected reversal of fortune

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Verb
1. appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
(synonym) come on, come out, surface, show up
(hypernym) appear
2. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
(synonym) fold, fold up
(hypernym) change surface
(hyponym) pleat, plicate
(derivation) cuff, turnup
3. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
(synonym) locate
(hypernym) find, regain
(hyponym) unearth
(verb-group) excavate, dig up
4. be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
(synonym) prove, turn out
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) result, ensue
5. find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"
(synonym) excavate, dig up
(hypernym) obtain
(hyponym) grub up, grub out
(verb-group) locate

To fasten a rope securely by taking turns around a cleat or bollard. Under Foot: Said of anchor when it is under ship's forefoot, and cable is nearly up and down.