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fold⋅up

  [fohld-uhp]
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–noun
1. something, as a chair or bed, that can be folded up and stored away when not in use.
2. termination or closing: the foldup of the town's newspaper.
3. a giving in; capitulation: a foldup of management under union pressure.
Also, fold-up.

Origin:
1890–95; n. use of v. phrase fold up
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fold

1  [fohld]
–verb (used with object)
1. to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself.
2. to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together (often fol. by up): to fold up a map; to fold one's legs under oneself.
3. to bring (the arms, hands, etc.) together in an intertwined or crossed manner; clasp; cross: He folded his arms on his chest.
4. to bend or wind (usually fol. by about, round, etc.): to fold one's arms about a person's neck.
5. to bring (the wings) close to the body, as a bird on alighting.
6. to enclose; wrap; envelop: to fold something in paper.
7. to embrace or clasp; enfold: to fold someone in one's arms.
8. Cards. to place (one's cards) facedown so as to withdraw from the play.
9. Informal. to bring to an end; close up: The owner decided to fold the business and retire.
–verb (used without object)
10. to be folded or be capable of folding: The doors fold back.
11. Cards. to place one's cards facedown so as to withdraw from the play.
12. Informal. to fail in business; be forced to close: The newspaper folded after 76 years.
13. Informal. to yield or give in: Dad folded and said we could go after all.
–noun
14. a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
15. a crease made by folding: He cut the paper along the fold.
16. a hollow made by folding: to carry something in the fold of one's dress.
17. a hollow place in undulating ground: a fold of the mountains.
18. Geology. a portion of strata that is folded or bent, as an anticline or syncline, or that connects two horizontal or parallel portions of strata of different levels (as a monocline).
19. Journalism.
a. the line formed along the horizontal center of a standard-sized newspaper when it is folded after printing.
b. a rough-and-ready dividing line, esp. on the front page and other principal pages, between stories of primary and lesser importance.
20. a coil of a serpent, string, etc.
21. the act of folding or doubling over.
22. Anatomy. a margin or ridge formed by the folding of a membrane or other flat body part; plica.
—Verb phrases
23. fold in, Cookery. to mix in or add (an ingredient) by gently turning one part over another: Fold in the egg whites.
24. fold up, Informal.
a. to break down; collapse: He folded up when the prosecutor discredited his story.
b. to fail, esp. to go out of business.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME folden, falden, OE faldan; c. G. falten; (v.) ME fald, deriv. of the n.; akin to L plicāre to fold, plectere to plait, twine, Gk plékein; cf. -fold

Related forms:
fold⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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Slang Dictionary
fold

  1. in.
    to fail; to close. : I was afraid my business would fold because of the recession.
  2. in.
    to collapse from drinking. : Dave had just one more drink, and then he folded.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

fold  (v.)
O.E. faldan (Mercian), fealdan (W.Saxon), "to bend cloth back over itself," class VII strong verb (past tense feold, pp. fealden), from P.Gmc. *falthanan (cf. O.N. falda, M.L.G. volden, Ger. falten, Goth. falþan), from PIE *pel-to- (cf. Skt. putah "fold, pocket," Alb. pale "fold," M.Ir. alt "a joint"), from base *pel- "to fold." The weak form developed from 15c. Sense of "to yield to pressure" is from 1398. The noun meaning "a bend or ply in anything" is c.1250, from the verb. Folder "folding cover for loose papers," is first recorded 1911.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2fold
Function: noun
: a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (as a membrane)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

fold 1 (fōld)
n.

  1. A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.

  2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

fold up

  1. Fail, especially go out of business. For example, Three stores on Main Street have folded up.

  2. 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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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