fold up

Frequency: 8.535.0 per million words

To make something smaller by folding it, often for storage.

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Examples (10)

  • Please fold the stroller up before you get on the bus.
  • She folded up the map and slipped it into her pocket.
  • I folded up the clothes and put them away.
  • The tent was folded up neatly after the festival.
  • Could you fold the napkins up for the table?
  • He’s folded the umbrella up because the sun came out.
  • They were folding the sheets up while we cleaned the kitchen.
  • Don’t forget to fold the pushchair up before putting it in the car.
  • How do you fold this sheet of paper up to make a quick envelope?
  • After towing the plane into the hangar, the mechanic folded the wings up.