foldup

Hinged to compact

A foldup is something designed to fold into a compact form for storage or transport: a foldup chair, a foldup table, a foldup bike.

The term functions as both noun and adjective.

As a noun, it can also mean a collapse or failure: The whole operation was a foldup from the start.

portable

collapsible

Able to compress compactly

stowable · packable · portable · lightweight · telescopic · travel-friendly · pocket-sized · streamlined · slim · handy

crease

crease

Line from folding

  • pleatSewn fabric fold
  • hingeMovable connecting joint
  • seamJoined fabric edge

groove · line · pucker · crimp · tuck · ridge · furrow · wrinkle · corrugation · bend

furniture

chair

Single-person sitting furniture

  • tableHorizontal furniture surface
  • cotPortable sleeping frame
  • bedFurniture for slumber

stroller · workbench · treadmill · ladder · screen · partition · stand · desk · bench · cart

mechanism

hinge

Movable connecting joint

lock · spring · pivot · joint · release · snap · lever · catch · connector · fastener

origami

paper

Pressed pulp for writing

  • craneLifter or wader
  • artHuman creative expression
  • craftSkilled manual art

Japanese · kirigami · sculpture · geometry · tessellation · modular · kami · papercraft · diagrams · instructions

Opposites
structural configuration

foldupunfolded

Opened from folds

expanded · extended · full-size · open · spread out

structural design

folduprigid

Unable to bend

permanent · fixed · stationary · built-in · solid

Phrases
Family

fold, unfold, folder, folding, folded, unfolding, unfolded, enfold, folders

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G