Turn-up - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtərn ˌəp|
Brit.
|ˈtɜːnʌp|
verb
- (intransitive) To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
Is this your pencil that turned up in my drawer?
I don't like people turning up without an appointment.
- To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.I don't like people turning up without an appointment.
Turn up the radio and sing along.
- To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.He turned up his collar against the cold.
- (nautical) To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.Turn up the main halyard.
noun
- A stroke of good luck.
- Alternative spelling of turn up.
- Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.
- (dated) A fight.
- Alternative spelling of turn up.
- Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.
- (dated) A fight.
Extra examples
Fancy you being in New York too. What a turn-up for the books!
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