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Noun turn up has 1 sense
- cuff, turnup - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
--1 is a kind of lap, overlap
--1 is a part of sleeve, arm; leg
--1 has parts: facing
--1 has particulars: trouser cuff
Verb turn up has 5 senses
- come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up - appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
--1 is one way to appear
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
--2 is one way to change surface
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"
--3 is one way to find, regain
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- prove, turn out, turn up - be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
--4 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE
- excavate, dig up, turn up - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"
--5 is one way to obtain
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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