Noun: turn-up
Usage: Brit
Usage: Brit
- [Brit, informal] A sudden unexpected event
"His surprise appearance at the party was quite a turn-up";
- surprise
- The turned-up fold at the bottom end of a trouser leg
"He adjusted the turn-ups on his new trousers";
- cuff [N. Amer]
- Appear or become visible; make a showing
"She turned up at the funeral";
- come out, surface, show up
- Bend or lay so that one part covers the other
"turn up your collar";
- fold, fold up
- Discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
"My search turned up nothing";
- locate
- Be shown or be found to be
"She turned up HIV positive";
- prove, turn out
- Find by digging in the ground
"I turned up an old box in the garden";
- excavate, dig up
- Increase the volume or intensity
"Please turn up the music"
- Fold or roll upward
"He turned up his collar against the cold"
Derived forms: turn-ups, turning up, turns up, turned up
Type of: alteration, appear, be, change, change surface, find, modification, obtain, regain