foldup

See also: fold up

English

Etymology

Deverbal from fold up.

Adjective

foldup (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of fold-up
   • 2007 November 30, Wendy Moonan, “From City to City, 20th-Century Art and Furniture”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     A storage wall supports a desk, two drawers, two shelves, a bookcase, a reading light, a foldup table and the bed frame.

Noun

foldup (plural foldups)

1. Alternative form of fold-up
   • 2002, Gary Paul Nabhan, The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in O'Odham Country, page 30:

     A card table, three foldups, the bulging single bed, and an ice chest served as furniture.

   • 2015, George T. Lindsey, Mesa Flats Resort Predators and Politics, page 56:

     Judy was attracted to Mesa Flats Resort primarily because of the ballroom, which could be converted into a performance venue with stage and lighting. Granted the chairs were fold-ups, the stage was small with only one dressing room, […]

Anagrams

• Upfold, upfold