Main Entry: turn up

Function: verb

Date: 1563

transitive verb

1 : find, discover
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 (as a word or fact) in a book b : to refer to or consult (a book)
4 : to turn (a card) face upwardintransitive verb 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 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 1b

— turn up one's nose : to show scorn or disdain