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
Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
In late October, neo-Nazi protesters turned up outside a Missoula synagogue.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Nathan Howard / Reuters More than 60 Modi supporters turned up to an event at the Potomac Community Center in Maryland last month, many of them wearing scarves of saffron, a color associated with Hindu nationalism.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Beavers are turning up dead in Utah, and the disease killing them can spread to humans, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Just last month almost a dozen shipwrecks off the coast of the small island of Kasos, Greece in the Aegean Sea turned up artifacts dating back to 3,000 B.C., La Brújula Verde magazine reported.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
This Michigander is in jail after his wife turned up dead.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The first sign of the family tragedy turned up around 4:30 a.m. Monday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Their relationship got turned up several notches with the quarantines brought along by the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
Their queries turned up four instances in which decisions were pending and three in which permission to investigate had been granted, although two of those had been appealed, the groups said in a report last month.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
In late October, neo-Nazi protesters turned up outside a Missoula synagogue.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Nathan Howard / Reuters More than 60 Modi supporters turned up to an event at the Potomac Community Center in Maryland last month, many of them wearing scarves of saffron, a color associated with Hindu nationalism.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Beavers are turning up dead in Utah, and the disease killing them can spread to humans, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2024
Just last month almost a dozen shipwrecks off the coast of the small island of Kasos, Greece in the Aegean Sea turned up artifacts dating back to 3,000 B.C., La Brújula Verde magazine reported.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
This Michigander is in jail after his wife turned up dead.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The first sign of the family tragedy turned up around 4:30 a.m. Monday.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Their relationship got turned up several notches with the quarantines brought along by the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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