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

   Example: Why does all this fluff acumulate in the turn-ups?

2. A fight or disturbance.

3. The next card taken from the top of a pack of cards and displayed.

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

4. A stroke of good luck; something that appears unexpectedly; especially in turn up for the book.