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turn up

turn up

 
See:
turn
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to increase the level of something, such as loudness, heat, or power.
Turn up the radio so we can hear it.It's cold in here. Can we turn up the heat?
antonyms:
dim, lower, turn down
definition 2: to appear or arrive late, unexpectedly, or in a certain way.
The bride's best friend finally turned up one hour late.The lost dog turned up in a town sixteen miles from here.His parents were very worried, but the little boy turned up safe at the home of one of the neighbors.
similar words:
show up