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fold up

verb folds up · folding up · folded up

idiomatic, transitive To make or become more compact by folding. Please fold up these towels so they will fit on the shelf.
intransitive, slang To surrender, abandon or give up under pressure. 7 Kt-KBP ... Jabbin' furiously, the Ripper drives [Alekhine] into the ropes. In the carnival circuit, he'd have some preliminary bum in some ringsider's lap in two rounds, but the champ, who is no camp stool. don't fold up so easy.
idiomatic, intransitive To go out of business; to stop doing something. That place folded up years ago.
idiomatic, intransitive, transitive To move on, as in a traveling circus taking down its tents and attractions and moving to a new location. They will fold up on Sunday and be gone from here.

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verb to make more compact

Français	plier, replier

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@misc{fold_up_2026,
  title = {fold up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fold%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}