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
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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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
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Verb
Male British dominance of lawn tennis came to an abrupt end in 1910, when A. F. Wilding, New Zealand’s first and so far only Grand Slam singles winner, turned up in London on a motorcycle, with a sidecar, and won the first of four consecutive championships.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
To mark the end of his ten-year tenure at the house, a plethora of famous faces turned up to show their support.
—Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
But she’s interrupted by a fire alarm: Charlie turned up the heat on a saucepan on the stove, starting a fire and alerting the authorities!
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 July 2025
July is turning up the heat in your love life in the most unexpected ways!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 July 2025
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“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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