"turn-up" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: turn-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from turn up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|turn up}} Deverbal from turn up Head templates: {{en-noun}} turn-up (plural turn-ups)
  1. Fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers to make them shorter. Synonyms: cuff, trouser cuff Translations (fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers): маншет (manšet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gira [feminine] (Catalan), housunkäänne (Finnish), ρεβέρ (revér) [neuter] (Greek), bainha [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-turn-up-en-noun-DVy0r-0y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 1 25 33 Disambiguation of 'fabric turned up at the bottom of trousers': 78 1 5 16
  2. (dated) A fight or disturbance. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-turn-up-en-noun-I7yDEYgM
  3. (card games) The next card taken from the top of a pack of cards and displayed. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-turn-up-en-noun-tYz0-XLy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 1 25 33 Topics: card-games, games
  4. (figurative) A stroke of good luck; something that appears unexpectedly; especially in turn up for the book. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: turnup
    Sense id: en-turn-up-en-noun-en:good_luck Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 33 2 20 44 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 1 25 33

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