fold up

Verb

Meaning

become folded or folded up

bend or lay so that one part covers the other

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

fold-up

Synonyms

fold turn up double up

Antonyms

unroll uncoil unfurl untwine disentwine

Hypernyms

change change surface

Hyponyms

pleat rumple cross collapse pinch crisp

Examples

I don't need a man. But I'm happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don't fold up and die if I don't have a man around. Cher

I always felt my emancipation into truly being a grown-up was when I had to figure out how to fold up a king-size fitted bottom sheet on my own. Emily Procter

Sometimes it is better not to know. Sometimes when you do know you just fold up. Robin McKinley

When the going gets tough, I'm not always sure what you do. I'm not saying that I know how to fix everything when the going gets tough, but I do know this: when the going goes tough, you don't quit. And you don't fold up. And you don't go in the other direction. John Madden

The bed folds in a jiffy Source: Internet

fold up the newspaper Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fold sphere fold to fold under fold yard manure fold, spindle, or mutilate fold-free