English Explanatory Dictionary

turn-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.
  2. A fight or disturbance.
  3. The next card taken from the top of a pack of cards and displayed.
  4. A stroke of good luck; something that appears unexpectedly; especially in turn up for the book.
  5. A book, intended for children, with flaps that can be lifted to reveal underlying text or images.

Word forms

turn-up turn-ups turnup

Etymology

Deverbal from turn up.

Synonyms

cuff trouser cuff
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