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turn-up

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Why does all this fluff accumulate in the turn-ups?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cuff, trouser cuff

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A fight or disturbance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The next card taken from the top of a pack of cards and displayed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, games

Examples

  • I'll bet $10 that the next turn-up is an ace.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A stroke of good luck; something that appears unexpectedly; especially in turn up for the book.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A book, intended for children, with flaps that can be lifted to reveal underlying text or images.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Deverbal from turn up.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: маншет (manšet) — fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers
  • Catalan: gira — fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers
  • Finnish: housunkäänne — fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers
  • Greek: ρεβέρ (revér) — fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers
  • Portuguese: bainha — fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers
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