Please fold the paper up when you are finished.
•Please fold up the paper.
2. Fig. to put an end to something; to close a money-losing enterprise. •Mr. Jones was going broke, so he folded his business up.
•The producer decided to fold up the play early. It was losing money.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fold something double — phrase to fold something so that is has two layers of equal size Fold the paper double to make it stronger. Thesaurus: to fold or furl somethingsynonym Main entry: double … Useful english dictionary
fold something in — ˌfold sthˈin | ˌfold sth ˈinto sth derived (in cooking) to add one substance to another and gently mix them together • Fold in the beaten egg whites. Main entry: ↑foldderived … Useful english dictionary
fold something double — to fold something so that is has two layers of equal size Fold the paper double to make it stronger … English dictionary
fold something into something — ˌfold sthˈin | ˌfold sth ˈinto sth derived (in cooking) to add one substance to another and gently mix them together • Fold in the beaten egg whites. Main entry: ↑foldderived … Useful english dictionary
fold something in/into — mix an ingredient gently with (another ingredient). → fold … English new terms dictionary
fold — [fəʊld ǁ foʊld] also fold up verb [intransitive] ECONOMICS if a business folds or folds up, it stops operating or trading because it does not have enough money to continue: • The U.K. engineering firm has folded today with the loss of 30 jobs. •… … Financial and business terms
fold — fold1 [ fould ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to bend a piece of paper or cloth and press one part of it over another part: Carrie folded the note and slid it into her purse. fold something in half/two: Fold the paper in half diagonally. fold something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fold — I UK [fəʊld] / US [foʊld] verb Word forms fold : present tense I/you/we/they fold he/she/it folds present participle folding past tense folded past participle folded ** 1) a) [transitive] to bend a piece of paper or cloth and press one part of it … English dictionary
fold — fold1 [fəuld US fould] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bend)¦ 2¦(smaller/neater)¦ 3¦(furniture etc)¦ 4 fold your arms 5¦(business)¦ 6¦(cover)¦ 7 fold somebody in your arms Phrasal verbs fold something<=>in ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
fold — 1 verb 1 BEND (T) to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another: Fold the paper along the dotted line. | fold sth in two/half: The woman folded the tickets in two and tore them in half. 2 MAKE STH SMALLER/NEATER… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fold in — phrasal verb fold in or fold into [transitive] Word forms fold in : present tense I/you/we/they fold in he/she/it folds in present participle folding in past tense folded in past participle folded in 1) fold something in/into something to use a… … English dictionary
