Overview of noun turn_up

The noun turnup has 1 sense

• cuff, turnup -- (the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg)

Overview of verb turn_up

The verb turn up has 5 senses

• come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up -- (appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again")


• fold, fold up, turn up -- (bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar")


• locate, turn up -- (discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing")


• prove, turn out, turn up -- (be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive")


• excavate, dig up, turn up -- (find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden")