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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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
If recent form is to be believed, though, Algeria turns up against better opposition and struggles against lesser teams.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
And, these don’t appear to be one-time or new problems as a customer complaint sparked this inspection that turned up 31 total violations, five of which were high priority.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
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But this timeline could struggle against a fly whose numbers can rebound quickly in warm weather, and the calf in La Pryor turned up at the start of summer.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026
If recent form is to be believed, though, Algeria turns up against better opposition and struggles against lesser teams.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
And, these don’t appear to be one-time or new problems as a customer complaint sparked this inspection that turned up 31 total violations, five of which were high priority.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
Seventies icon Bianca Jagger was there, fresh off her divorce from Mick—who may or may not have turned up with Opium belle du jour Jerry Hall (reports conflict).
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
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“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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