foldup
or fold-up
something, as a chair or bed, that can be folded up and stored away when not in use.
termination or closing: the foldup of the town's newspaper.
a giving in; capitulation: a foldup of management under union pressure.
Origin of foldup
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How to use foldup in a sentence
After they're done, they fold up the letter and slip it into her drawer, awaiting the chaos that ensues.
But when the summit is over, he will fold up his tent and go home.
When he wished to sleep he was instructed how to fold up his clothes and set out his boots; the other boys deriding.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingThey fold up when light is too strong, as in Robinia; it produces the same effect as want of light.
Having answered in these terms, Mr. Mool began to fold up the Will—and suddenly stopped.
Heart and Science | Wilkie Collins
Now one must fold up its wings and crawl about like a wretched caterpillar.'
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales | Emile Erckmann and Alexandre ChatrianNo—you must fold up, and tie round, and seal over, and be at all the pains in the world with those hands I see now.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 | Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
British Dictionary definitions for fold up
(tr) to make smaller or more compact
(intr) to collapse, as with laughter or pain
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with foldup
Fail, especially go out of business. For example, Three stores on Main Street have folded up.
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