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
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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?
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Many look-alikes will simply turn up and look like their doppelgänger, but Oliver embodies Brent for hours and hours, quoting beloved routines from The Office and improvising in character himself.
—Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Micron ’s business is turning up as an increasing amount of it is data center.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Zhou Guanyu, Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo are some of the drivers who periodically turn up at fashion events.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
For example, roasted turnips turned up in the second course, among a medley of root vegetables.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Many look-alikes will simply turn up and look like their doppelgänger, but Oliver embodies Brent for hours and hours, quoting beloved routines from The Office and improvising in character himself.
—Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Micron ’s business is turning up as an increasing amount of it is data center.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Zhou Guanyu, Charles Leclerc and Daniel Ricciardo are some of the drivers who periodically turn up at fashion events.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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