turn up vs ruffle

ruffle vs turn up

turn up is not a noun while ruffle is a noun.

turn up and ruffle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turn up	No	No	Yes	No
ruffle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ruffle is a hyponym of turn up; that is, ruffle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn up:

turn up: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
ruffle: pleat or gather into a ruffle

Other hyponyms of turn up include pleat, plicate, crease, furrow, wrinkle, crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle, corrugate, pleat, tuck, crimp, pinch, cross, collapse.

turn up (noun)	ruffle (noun)
	a noisy fight
	a high tight collar
	a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

turn up (verb)	ruffle (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing	pleat or gather into a ruffle
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	erect or fluff up
find by digging in the ground	disturb the smoothness of
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining	twitch or flutter
be shown or be found to be	mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
	trouble or vex
	discompose
	stir up (water) so as to form ripples
	to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Difference between turn up and ruffle

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