单词 | foldup |
释义 | foldupor fold-up[ fohld-uhp ] / ˈfoʊldˌʌp / nounsomething, as a chair or bed, that can be folded up and stored away when not in use. termination or closing: the foldup of the town's newspaper. a giving in; capitulation: a foldup of management under union pressure. Origin of foldupFirst recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase fold up Words nearby foldupfolding knife, folding money, folding press, fold one's tent, foldout, foldup, Foley, Foley catheter, folia, foliaceous, foliage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for foldupfold up verb (adverb)(tr) to make smaller or more compact (intr) to collapse, as with laughter or pain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with foldupfold up Fail, especially go out of business. For example, Three stores on Main Street have folded up. 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® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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