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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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Suiting the occasion perfectly, Hocevar turned up for NASCAR's Throwback Weekend at Darlington in a meticulously detailed Dale Earnhardt Sr. 1997 Chevrolet Silverado, complete with period-correct decals and great attention to detail.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Those of us who turn up reservationless might be more good-natured about getting stuck in the middle of a communal table.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Hot on the heels of the release of Netflix’s big-budget sci-fi pic The Electric State from Netflix, Chris Pratt turned up in Las Vegas to talk up his next film Mercy and beg for some from the CinemaCon crowd.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
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With notable timing, these security updates turned up the same day Samsung finally started to roll out its stable One UI 7 / Android 15 upgrade to its 2024 and 2023 flagships.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Suiting the occasion perfectly, Hocevar turned up for NASCAR's Throwback Weekend at Darlington in a meticulously detailed Dale Earnhardt Sr. 1997 Chevrolet Silverado, complete with period-correct decals and great attention to detail.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
Those of us who turn up reservationless might be more good-natured about getting stuck in the middle of a communal table.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Hot on the heels of the release of Netflix’s big-budget sci-fi pic The Electric State from Netflix, Chris Pratt turned up in Las Vegas to talk up his next film Mercy and beg for some from the CinemaCon crowd.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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