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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (5)

1. appear or become visible; make a showing;
- Example: "She turned up at the funeral"
- Example: "I hope the list key is going to surface again"
[syn: come on, come out, turn up, surface, show up]

2. bend or lay so that one part covers the other;
- Example: "fold up the newspaper"
- Example: "turn up your collar"
[syn: fold, fold up, turn up]

3. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining;
- Example: "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"
- Example: "My search turned up nothing"
[syn: locate, turn up]

4. be shown or be found to be;
- Example: "She proved to be right"
- Example: "The medicine turned out to save her life"
- Example: "She turned up HIV positive"
[syn: prove, turn out, turn up]

5. find by digging in the ground;
- Example: "I dug up an old box in the garden"
[syn: excavate, dig up, turn up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

turn up
    v 1: appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at
         the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface
         again" [syn: come on, come out, turn up, surface,
         show up]
    2: bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the
       newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [syn: fold, fold up,
       turn up] [ant: open, spread, spread out, unfold]
    3: 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" [syn: locate,
       turn up]
    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" [syn: prove, turn out, turn up]
    5: find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the
       garden" [syn: excavate, dig up, turn up]