turn up

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turn up noun

Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.“Why does all this fluff acumulate in the turn-ups?”
A fight or disturbance.
The next card taken from the top of a pack of cards and displayed.“I'll bet $10 that the next turn-up is an ace.”
A stroke of good luck; something that appears unexpectedly; especially in turn up for the book.

turn up verb

To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.“I don't like people turning up without an appointment.”
To cause to appear; to find by searching, etc.“I spent hours in the archives, but couldn't turn up anything on the alleged criminal.”
To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.“Turn up the radio and sing along.”
To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.“He turned up his collar against the cold.”

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