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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Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Hans El Oso adds a haunting quality to this irresistible duet that’s going to turn up the heat on Estevie’s career.
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Eileen’s imminent arrival is made even more dramatic when a younger woman named Thea (Imogen Poots) turns up at Hedda’s door in a state of distress.
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But a decade later, Michell’s ideas turned up once again in the French capital.
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Verb
The move seeks to turn up the heat on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine, but risks further destabilizing global trade relations.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Hans El Oso adds a haunting quality to this irresistible duet that’s going to turn up the heat on Estevie’s career.
—Lucas Villa, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Eileen’s imminent arrival is made even more dramatic when a younger woman named Thea (Imogen Poots) turns up at Hedda’s door in a state of distress.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
But a decade later, Michell’s ideas turned up once again in the French capital.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Turnup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnup. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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