# turn up

Pronunciation: say "turn-UP" US /ˌtɝn ˈʌp/, UK /ˌtɜːn ˈʌp/; AUS

## Phrasal verb

1. To increase something such as volume, heat or light by adjusting a control.
   - Simple: To make something louder, hotter, or brighter by using its controls.
   - _Could you turn up the heat? It's freezing in here._
   - _She turned the music up so loud that the neighbors complained._
2. To show up somewhere, or to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
   - Simple: To arrive, or to appear suddenly when no one expected it.
   - _My lost keys finally turned up in the pocket of my winter coat._
   - _He turned up late and soaking wet, with no explanation at all._
3. To bring something to light, or to find it by searching or similar effort.
   - Simple: To find something or make it appear, often by searching.
   - _The investigation turned up new evidence against the mayor._
   - _If the file still exists, a careful search of the servers will turn it up._
4. To move something into an upward position by turning, folding or flipping it.
   - Simple: To fold, flip, or turn something so it points up.
   - _She turned up the collar of her coat against the wind and hurried on._
   - _He turned the brim of his hat up so he could see the stage._
5. To party hard, especially with alcohol or drugs. *(slang)*
   - Simple: To party in a wild way, often with drinking or drugs.
   - _The DJ told the crowd it was time to turn up, and the dance floor exploded._
   - _We turned up so hard at the wedding that nobody remembers the cake._
9. To belay a line, making it fast on a cleat or pin.
   - Simple: To tie a rope tightly around a cleat or pin on a boat so it holds.
   - _Haul the jib sheet tight and turn it up on the cleat._
   - _The deckhand turned up the halyard on its pin just before the gust hit._

## Noun · turn-up

Pronunciation: say "TURN-up" US /ˈtɝn ʌp/, UK /ˈtɜːn ʌp/

6. Fabric folded up at the bottom of a pair of pants to shorten them.
   - Simple: The part at the bottom of a pant leg that is folded up to make it shorter.
   - _The tailor pressed a neat turn-up into each leg of the suit pants._
   - _Sand from the beach had collected in the turn-ups of his khakis._
7. A stroke of good luck, or anything that turns out unexpectedly; especially in the phrase turn-up for the book(s).
   - Simple: A lucky surprise, or something that happens when you did not expect it.
   - _Getting the job after such a rough interview was a real turn-up._
   - _What a turn-up: the restaurant we had given up on had a table free after all._
8. In card games, the next card taken from the top of the deck and shown face up.
   - Simple: The next card taken off the top of the deck and shown to everyone.
   - _Everyone at the table groaned when the turn-up was yet another two._
   - _Three turn-ups in a row were spades, and the players began to suspect the shuffle._
10. A book for children with flaps that can be lifted to reveal the text or pictures beneath.
   - Simple: A children's book with flaps you lift to see pictures or words underneath.
   - _The museum's toy collection includes an early turn-up with hand-colored flaps._
   - _Collectors search for surviving turn-ups whose paper flaps are still intact._

## Noun · turn-up

Pronunciation: say "TURN-up" US /ˈtɝn ʌp/, UK /ˈtɜːn ʌp/

11. A fight or other disturbance. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A fight, or trouble that breaks out.
   - _There was a turn-up outside the tavern last night, and two men were arrested._
   - _Police broke up a turn-up between rival fans after the game._

## Phrasal verb

12. To acquit someone of a criminal charge. *(obsolete, UK)*
   - Simple: To decide in court that someone is not guilty and let them go free.
   - _The jury turned him up, and he walked out of the court a free man._
   - _Everyone in the prison expected the pickpocket to be turned up for lack of evidence._

## Origin

A deverbal formation from the verb turn up.

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