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- [fohld uhp]
- /foʊld ʌp/
- /fəʊld ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fohld uhp]
- /foʊld ʌp/
Definitions of fold up words
- noun fold up a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth. 1
- noun fold up a crease made by folding: He cut the paper along the fold. 1
- noun fold up a hollow made by folding: to carry something in the fold of one's dress. 1
- noun fold up a hollow place in undulating ground: a fold of the mountains. 1
- noun fold up 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). 1
- noun fold up Journalism. the line formed along the horizontal center of a standard-sized newspaper when it is folded after printing. a rough-and-ready dividing line, especially on the front page and other principal pages, between stories of primary and lesser importance. 1
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Origin of fold up
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; noun use of verb phrase fold up
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Parts of speech for Fold up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fold up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fold up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fold up
verb fold up
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- pauperize — to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
Antonyms for fold up
verb fold up
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- fix — to repair; mend.
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