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to turn up
[phrase form: turn]
01
to turn a switch on a device so that it makes more sound, heat, etc.
Transitive: to turn up a device or its operation
02
to lay something in a way that one part covers the other
Transitive: to turn up a fabric or paper
03
to unexpectedly appear or be found
Intransitive
04
to arrive at a location or event, often unexpectedly and without prior notice
Intransitive
05
to find something or someone by actively searching a particular place or area
Transitive: to turn up sth
06
to discover something by digging into the earth
Transitive: to turn up an artifact
07
to fold the bottom of a garment to make it shorter, typically by raising the hemline
Transitive: to turn up a garment
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to fold or raise the edge of a piece of clothing
09
to fasten something to a fixed point, by wrapping it around and then looping it back on itself
Transitive: to turn up a cord or string around sth | to turn up a cord or string on sth
turn up
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Example
Can you turn up the radio?
In the cold months, we often have to turn up the thermostat.
The soup wasn't heating up fast enough, so she turned up the stove.
I couldn't hear the music, so I turned up the volume on my headphones.
It's getting chilly in the room, let's turn up the heating.
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