1
: turned up
a turnup nose
2
: made or fitted to be turned up
a turnup collar
turned up; turning up; turns up
2
: to raise or increase by or as if by turning a control
turn up the volume on the radio
3
British
a
: to look up (a word, a fact, etc.) in a book
b
: to refer to or consult (a book)
4
: to turn (a card) face upward
1
: to appear or come to light unexpectedly or after being lost
new evidence has turned up
2
a(1)
: to turn out to be
he turned up missing at roll call
(2)
: appear sense 4
her name is always turning up in the newspapers
b
: to arrive or show up at an appointed or expected time or place
turned up half an hour late
3
: to happen or occur unexpectedly
something always turned up to prevent their meeting
4
of a ship
: tack sense 1b
Synonyms
Examples of turnup in a Sentence
Verb
my missing car keys turned up just in time
when do you think our guests will turn up?
Recent Examples on the Web
Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
The volume gets turned up, both in sound and grace.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Soon, Detroit police turned up information that associates of one of Kerrigan’s chief rivals, Tonya Harding, had plotted the crime.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Either way, the scrutiny has now been turned up another notch.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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Verb
Inside, all the lights are turned up bright, and thirty or forty spectators are seated in a tense, whispering silence.
—Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
The volume gets turned up, both in sound and grace.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Soon, Detroit police turned up information that associates of one of Kerrigan’s chief rivals, Tonya Harding, had plotted the crime.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
Either way, the scrutiny has now been turned up another notch.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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