To turn up Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. . (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to turn up the trump. (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing, digging, etc. (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up the nose.
Definitions
  1. . (a) To bend, or be doubled, upward. (b) To appear; to come to light; to transpire; to occur; to happen.

Webster 1913