What is "turn up"

n. A stroke of good luck. (rfex) vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly. 2 (context transitive English) To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. 3 (context transitive English) To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards. 4 (context transitive nautical English) To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.

1. v. 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, 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] [ant: 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]

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]

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