TURNUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turnup mean? 

• TURNUP (noun)
  The noun TURNUP has 1 sense:

1. the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg

  Familiarity information: TURNUP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TURNUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cuff; turnup

Hypernyms ("turnup" is a kind of...):

lap; overlap (a flap that lies over another part)

Meronyms (parts of "turnup"):

facing (a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnup"):

trouser cuff (a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs)

Holonyms ("turnup" is a part of...):

leg (a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg)

arm; sleeve (the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm)

Derivation:

turn up (bend or lay so that one part covers the other)