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Noun: turnup  'turn`úp
Usage: Brit
  1. The lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
    - cuff [N. Amer]
Verb: turn up
  1. Appear or become visible; make a showing
    "She turned up at the funeral"
    - come on, come out, surface, show up
     
  2. Bend or lay so that one part covers the other
    "turn up your collar"
    - fold, fold up
     
  3. Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
    "My search turned up nothing"
    - locate
     
  4. Be shown or be found to be
    "She turned up HIV positive"
    - prove, turn out
     
  5. Find by digging in the ground
    - excavate, dig up

Derived forms: turns up, turning up, turnups, turned up

Type of: appear, be, change surface, find, lap, obtain, overlap, regain

Part of: arm, leg, sleeve