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
Just last month, Putin’s foremost civilian rival, Alexei Navalny, turned up dead in the frigid Siberian prison camp to which he’d been consigned after surviving the Kremlin’s attempt to poison him. Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2024 Music’s finest turned up to celebrate the movie industry’s biggest night, including Cardi B, Victoria Monét, Usher, Haim, Saweetie, Coco Jones and Chlöe and Halle Bailey, who navigated the party hand in hand. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024 Eventually, Slash of Guns N’ Roses even turned up to rip an extended guitar solo as the crowd inside the Dolby Theatre rose from their seats. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Iran turned up at a Qatari weapons exposition this week, providing a high-profile platform for Tehran to tout its military capabilities even as Doha continues to affirm defensive and strategic partnerships with the United States. Peter Aitken, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024 While Swift has taken her show on the road to Australia and now Singapore, her fans have turned up wearing #87 jerseys. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 Still, when Sheer Mag is on, they’re turned up to 11. Linnie Greene, SPIN, 6 Mar. 2024 In 2020, a dog missing for three weeks turned up at the Walmart register where her owner was working. Cathy Free, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024 Joshua Jackson and Lupita Nyong’o are turning up the heat! Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 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 28 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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