Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of fold-up.
A storage wall supports a desk, two drawers, two shelves, a bookcase, a reading light, a foldup table and the bed frame.
2007 November 30, Wendy Moonan, “From City to City, 20th-Century Art and Furniture”, in New York Times
plural foldups
- alternativeAlternative form of fold-up.
A card table, three foldups, the bulging single bed, and an ice chest served as furniture.
2002, Gary Paul Nabhan, The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in O'Odham Country, page 301 more example
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, […]
2015, George T. Lindsey, Mesa Flats Resort Predators and Politics, page 56
Origin
Deverbal from fold up.
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foldup. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foldup
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