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  • 31fold-out — fold ,out adjective a fold out table, bed, or page is kept folded in a smaller shape when you are not using it …

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  • 32-fold — ► SUFFIX forming adjectives and adverbs from cardinal numbers: 1) in an amount multiplied by: threefold. 2) consisting of so many parts or facets: twofold. ORIGIN Old English, related to FOLD(Cf. ↑foldable) …

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  • 33fold one's arms — ► fold one s arms bring one s arms together and cross them over one s chest. Main Entry: ↑fold …

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  • 34fold in — (cookery) To mix in carefully and gradually, without stirring • • • Main Entry: ↑fold …

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  • 35fold someone in your arms — mainly literary phrase to put your arms around someone Thesaurus: expressing affection physicallysynonym changes in colour that show how you are feelinghyponym Main entry: fold …

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  • 36fold-out — UK US adjective a fold out table, bed, or page is kept folded in a smaller shape when you are not using it Thesaurus: words used to describe furniture and furnishingshyponym …

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  • 37fold-a|way — «FOHLD uh WAY», adjective. that can be folded out of sight or out of the way when not in use: »portable models with fold away legs (Wall Street Journal) …

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  • 38fold|ing box — fold|ing carton or fold|ing box «FOHL dihng», a paperboard carton that can be folded flat: »June shipments of folding cartons from manufacturing plants to packagers were above June a year ago (Wall Street Journal) …

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  • 39fold|ing carton — or fold|ing box «FOHL dihng», a paperboard carton that can be folded flat: »June shipments of folding cartons from manufacturing plants to packagers were above June a year ago (Wall Street Journal) …

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  • 40fold-up — ˈfold up f18 [fold up] adjective only before noun (of an object) that can be made smaller by closing or folding so that it takes up less space …

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