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turn up

verb

  1. intr to arrive or appear

    he turned up late at the party

  2. to find or be found, esp by accident

    his book turned up in the cupboard

  3. tr to increase the flow, volume, etc, of

    to turn up the radio

  4. informal.
    tr to cause to vomit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. often plural the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs US and Canadian namecuff
  2. informal.
    an unexpected or chance occurrence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The tune can also turn up in some unexpected places, she said.

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Hospital volunteer John Timmons, 70, said he saw "a ridiculous number" of patients not turning up for appointments and would support the plans.

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"The school offered choices each day, but by the time I turned up they might have to scrape a spoon around several times to get a serving and it was always colder."

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