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Turn up

noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of turn-up. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly. copulative, intransitive

    "Is this your t-shirt that turned up in my drawer?"

  2. 2
    appear or become visible; make a showing wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause to appear; to find by searching, etc. transitive

    "I spent hours in the archives, but couldn't turn up anything on the alleged criminal."

  4. 4
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other wordnet
  5. 5
    To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. transitive

    "Turn up the radio and sing along."

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  1. 6
    find by digging in the ground wordnet
  2. 7
    To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc., upwards. transitive

    "He turned up his collar against the cold."

  3. 8
    discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining wordnet
  4. 9
    To belay or make fast (a line on a cleat or pin). transitive

    "Turn up the main halyard."

  5. 10
    be shown or be found to be wordnet
  6. 11
    To party hard, especially when involving alcohol or drugs. intransitive, slang

    "We're going to turn up at the concert tonight."

  7. 12
    To acquit. UK, obsolete, slang, transitive

    "Thirty-six were cast for death, and only one was ‘topped’ (hanged), the very one that expected to be ‘turned up’ (acquitted) for highway robbery."

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