turnup

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adjective

turn·​up ˈtər-ˈnəp How to pronounce turnup (audio)
1
: turned up
a turnup nose
2
: made or fitted to be turned up
a turnup collar

turnup

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noun

turn·​up ˈtər-ˌnəp How to pronounce turnup (audio)
: something that is turned up

turn up

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verb

turned up; turning up; turns up

transitive verb

1
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

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

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
Verb
Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong’o are turning up the heat! Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024 The Google search turned up a portrait of the collector and a photo of a museum room at Fondazione Museo Miniscalchi-Erizzo in Verona. Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024 Reviewing and narrowing down these references turned up 193 possible references to the aurora in the Songshi. Kim Beil, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024 The investigation turned up materials that could be used for manufacturing hoax devices and bombs, court records say, as well as antisemitic writings. Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024 But months into their impeachment probe, Republicans still have been unable to turn up any concrete evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Ryan Lucas, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024 Worried, Sullivan called the first Kansas City hospital that turned up in a Google search. Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2024 But Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool need little more than their amps turned up to 11 to invigorate a crowd. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 Later that month, the tenant, who was 34 years old, would turn up dead in a hotel in Los Angeles County. Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1688, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1580, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 4

Time Traveler
The first known use of turnup was in 1580

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Cite this Entry

“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

turn up

verb
1
: to be found or happen usually unexpectedly
2
: to raise by or as if by using a control
turn up the heat
3
: arrive sense 1
turned up late
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