Turn Up (Verb)
Meaning 1
Find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- While excavating the ancient site, archaeologists managed to turn up a great deal of artifacts.
- Researchers at the site turned up several stone tools that had been buried for thousands of years.
- We were digging in the backyard and turned up an old, rusty key.
- After an exhaustive search, the crew turned up evidence of human habitation dating back centuries.
- Archaeologists at the excavation site turned up numerous pieces of pottery that helped to date the settlement.
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Meaning 2
Bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Turn up your collar to keep the cold air off your neck.
- The butler turned up the guest's cuffs so they would be the perfect length for dinner.
- You should turn up the edges of your tent to prevent water from coming in.
- Turn up the sleeve of your jacket to see if the stain will come off in the wash.
- She turned up the brim of her hat to get a better view of the surrounding area.
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- Cross
- Crinkle
- Crisp
- Scrunch Up
- Collapse
- Ruckle
- Corrugate
- Pleat
- Tuck
- Pinch
- Wrinkle
- Furrow
- Scrunch
- Crimp
- Plicate
- Ruffle
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Meaning 3
Appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Someone finally turned up with the missing papers just in time for the meeting.
- We were worried about her, but she turned up safe and sound at the police station.
- The artifact was thought to be lost forever, but it turned up in an antique shop years later.
- The long-lost relatives turned up out of the blue to claim their inheritance.
- A water bottle turned up in the park where kids had a picnic yesterday.
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Meaning 4
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".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The company turned up to be bankrupt after the audit.
- The suspect turned out to be a repeat offender.
- The soil turned up to have poor drainage.
- The biopsy results turned up abnormal.
- The weather turned out to be perfect for the wedding.
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Meaning 5
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".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The investigation turned up several discrepancies in the accounting records.
- The search of the premises turned up a hidden safe.
- Researchers turned up new evidence to support the theory of climate change.
- After hours of searching, their efforts turned up nothing.
- The latest excavation turned up ancient artifacts not seen in centuries.