Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turn_up

1 sense of turnup

Sense 1
cuff, turnup -- (the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg)
       => lap, overlap -- (a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb turn_up

5 senses of turn up

Sense 1
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")
       => appear -- (come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon")

Sense 2
fold, fold up, turn up -- (bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar")
       => change surface -- (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)

Sense 3
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")
       => find, regain -- (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!")

Sense 4
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")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 5
excavate, dig up, turn up -- (find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden")
       => obtain -- (come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?")