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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
   "I turned up an old box in the garden";
   - excavate, dig up

1. [Brit, informal] A sudden unexpected event
   - surprise
    
2. The turned-up fold at the bottom end of a trouser leg
   - cuff [N. Amer]

Derived forms: turns up, turned up, turn-ups, turning up

Type of: alteration, appear, be, change, change surface, find, modification, obtain, regain