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up•turn



Pronunciation: (
—v.up-tûrn', up'tûrn";
—n.up'tûrn"), [key]
—v.t.
1. to turn up or over: The farmer upturned clumps of sod with his spade.
2. to cause disorder; upheave: The storm upturned the town.
3. to direct or turn upward: She upturned her face toward heaven and prayed.

—v.i.
to turn up or upward: Her eyes upturned to see his face.

—n.
1. chaos or extreme disorder, as in society; an upheaval.
2. an upward turn, or a changing and rising movement, as in prices or business.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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