fold up

Definition

To make or become more compact by folding.

Example Sentences

• "Please fold up these towels so they will fit on the shelf."
• "Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him."
• "It used to be said there were two kinds of chairs to go with two kinds of Ministers: one sort that folds up [pun] instantly, the other sort goes round and round in circles (laugh track)."