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fold up
verb
(tr) to make smaller or more compact
(intr) to collapse, as with laughter or pain
Idioms and Phrases
Fail, especially go out of business. For example, Three stores on Main Street have folded up .
Collapse, break down. For example, When she told him about the dog's death, she folded up . This idiom alludes to closing or bringing an object into more compact form. [Early 1900s]
Example Sentences
That way his team only has to travel with the custom-made canvas they use for the projections, which “is very small” and can be folded up.
"The paraglider just folded up like a bag of washing," sending him into an "accelerating spiral dive".
"I remember I used to fold up socks into a ball and put it on the floor and play," he says.
"They've overstocked too, and they now see the UK as a place to dump their bikes," he said, adding that he may now consider focusing solely on fold up e-bikes.
This is unacceptable for disabled passengers, since these devices are smaller than a pram, and can easily fold up to fit into a cupboard or an overhead locker.
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