turnup

American  

[turn-uhp] / ˈtɜrnˌʌp /

noun

1. something that is turned up or that turns up.

2. upturn.

3. British. a cuff on a pair of trousers.

4. Chiefly British. fight; row; disturbance.

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adjective

1. that is or may be turned up.

Etymology

Origin of turnup

First recorded in 1605–15; noun use of verb phrase turn up

Example Sentences

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turnup

We should bottom at midyear and have a fourth quarter turnup in the later months of the year.

From Time Magazine Archive

He's as 'ard as iron in his 'eart," snapped Mrs. Smithies, "but as soft as a boiled turnup in his 'ead.

From Windyridge by Riley, W.

There were two turnup beds in it, and we slept three in a bed.

From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Hughes, Thomas

He never drinks; and as to fighting, if you can believe such a thing, miss, I don't think he has had a casual turnup three times in his life—not oftener, at any rate.

From Cashel Byron's Profession by Shaw, Bernard

Spoken.—She’s a nice wegitable countenance; turnup nose, redish cheeks, and carroty hair.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles