definition of
turn up

[1] #1 turn up v. appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again". wn

[2] #2 turn up v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar". wn

[3] #3 turn up v. 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". wn

[4] #4 turn up v. 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". wn

[5] #5 turn up v. find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden". wn