TURN UP Definition & Meaning

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turn up

verb

intr to arrive or appear
he turned up late at the party
to find or be found, esp by accident
his book turned up in the cupboard
tr to increase the flow, volume, etc, of
to turn up the radio
informal.
tr to cause to vomit

noun

often plural the turned-up fold at the bottom of some trouser legs US and Canadian namecuff
informal.
an unexpected or chance occurrence

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"The school offered choices each day, but by the time I turned up they might have to scrape a spoon around several times to get a serving and it was always colder."

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It’s time to test out those summer outfits because Mother Nature is turning up the heat in Southern California with possible triple-digit temperatures in some areas next week.

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He made the race a referendum on himself, even turning up in person on Sunday to tell people that it would be the end of America if the liberal won.

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We saw an official angrily reprimanding staff about other colleagues who had not turned up to work during the emergency.

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Mr Allen, a Times Radio producer, said six police officers turned up at his home on January 29 this year.

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