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fold⋅up

[fohld-uhp]
–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·up   (fōld'ŭp')   
adj.  Designed to fold up, as for storage or carrying; collapsible: a foldup umbrella; a foldup crib.
n.  
  1. An object that folds up.

  2. Informal A complete failure or breakdown; a collapse: "The Giants are hoping that [he] can avoid his foldup of last season and help them remain in the race" (Los Angeles Times).

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