Sekirov Dictionary

fold up

verb 4
fold-up adjective 1
fold-up noun 1
forms 4

verb4

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To make or become more compact by folding.
- Please fold up these towels so they will fit on the shelf.
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To go out of business; to stop doing something.
- That place folded up years ago.
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(slang) To surrender, abandon or give up under pressure.
- It used to be said there were two kinds of chairs to go with two kinds of Ministers: one sort that folds up [pun] instantly, the other sort goes round and round in circles (laugh track). — 1980
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To move on, as in a traveling circus taking down its tents and attractions and moving to a new location.
- They will fold up on Sunday and be gone from here.
- The circus folded up its tent and headed north.

fold-up adjective1

Able to be folded up; especially, easy to fold up.

fold-up noun1

A piece of furniture that is easily folded up for storage or transport.

forms

folded up · folding up · folds up · fold-ups

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