Turn-up

Quick meaning: Turn-up is a noun meaning Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (card games) The next card taken from the top of a pack of cards and displayed.
2. (figurative) A stroke of good luck; something that appears unexpectedly; especially in turn up for the book.
3. (dated) A fight or disturbance.
4. (historical) A book, intended for children, with flaps that can be lifted to reveal underlying text or images.

Example Sentences

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

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

I thought ‘now here's a turn up’, for I was not to know I would be invited to drinks every day for the next three years.

Books with flaps which lifted up and down and known as "turn-ups" came about in 1795 and were listed in Laurie and Whittle's catalogue.

Word Forms

• turn-ups
• turnup

Synonyms for turn-up

Depending on context, synonyms include cuff.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include turnback, alteration, rise, trousering, cutoffs, toggle.

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