To bend together or make a crease in so that one part lies over another

• crease

  1. To graze or wound superficially with a bullet.
  2. To graze and injure slightly with a bullet
  3. To become wrinkled.

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  1. To graze or wound superficially with a bullet.
  2. To graze and injure slightly with a bullet
  3. To become wrinkled.

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• double

  1. (Games) To announce a double in bridge.
  2. To advance (a runner) by hitting a double
  3. To be the double of

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  1. (Games) To announce a double in bridge.
  2. To advance (a runner) by hitting a double
  3. To be the double of

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• pleat

  1. To press or arrange in pleats:
  2. To lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats

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  1. To press or arrange in pleats:
  2. To lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats

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• ply

  1. To join together, as by molding or twisting.
  2. To use diligently; wield:
  3. To double over (cloth, for example).

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  1. To join together, as by molding or twisting.
  2. To use diligently; wield:
  3. To double over (cloth, for example).

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• ruck

  1. To make a fold in; crease.
  2. To become creased.

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  1. To make a fold in; crease.
  2. To become creased.

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To undergo sudden financial failure

• break

  1. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
  2. To cause to give up a habit:
  3. To fail to conform to; violate:

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  1. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
  2. To cause to give up a habit:
  3. To fail to conform to; violate:

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• bust

  1. (Informal) To smash or break, especially forcefully:
  2. To cause to come to an end; break up:
  3. To burst or break

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  1. (Informal) To smash or break, especially forcefully:
  2. To cause to come to an end; break up:
  3. To burst or break

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• collapse

  1. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly
  2. To break down suddenly; fail; give way
  3. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.

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  1. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly
  2. To break down suddenly; fail; give way
  3. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.

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• crash

  1. (Informal) To get into (a party, theater, etc.) without an invitation, ticket, etc.
  2. To break or dash into pieces; smash; shatter
  3. To fall, collide, or break with force and with a loud, smashing noise

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  1. (Informal) To get into (a party, theater, etc.) without an invitation, ticket, etc.
  2. To break or dash into pieces; smash; shatter
  3. To fall, collide, or break with force and with a loud, smashing noise

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• fail

  1. To get a grade of failure in (a subject)
  2. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
  3. To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain:

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  1. To get a grade of failure in (a subject)
  2. To receive an academic grade below the acceptable minimum in (a course, for example):
  3. To give way or be made otherwise useless as a result of excessive strain:

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• go under

  1. (Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
  2. To descend into a body of water
  3. (Idiomatic) to go bankrupt, to collapse

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  1. (Idiomatic) to be named, to call oneself
  2. To descend into a body of water
  3. (Idiomatic) to go bankrupt, to collapse

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To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength

• bow

  1. To indicate (agreement, thanks, etc.) by bowing
  2. To yield or submit, as to authority
  3. To yield in defeat or out of courtesy; submit.

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  1. To indicate (agreement, thanks, etc.) by bowing
  2. To yield or submit, as to authority
  3. To yield in defeat or out of courtesy; submit.

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• buckle

  1. To become fastened with a buckle.
  2. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in:
  3. To yield reluctantly to pressure; submit; give in

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  1. To become fastened with a buckle.
  2. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in:
  3. To yield reluctantly to pressure; submit; give in

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• capitulate

  1. To give up all resistance; acquiesce:
  2. To surrender under specified conditions:
  3. To give up (to an enemy) on prearranged conditions; surrender conditionally

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  1. To give up all resistance; acquiesce:
  2. To surrender under specified conditions:
  3. To give up (to an enemy) on prearranged conditions; surrender conditionally

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• submit

  1. To allow oneself to be subjected to something:
  2. To yield to the action, control, power, etc. of another or others; also, to subject or allow to be subjected to treatment, analysis, etc. of some sort
  3. To subject to a condition or process:

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  1. To allow oneself to be subjected to something:
  2. To yield to the action, control, power, etc. of another or others; also, to subject or allow to be subjected to treatment, analysis, etc. of some sort
  3. To subject to a condition or process:

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• succumb

  1. To die, especially from a disease or injury.
  2. To give way (to); yield; submit
  3. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in.

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  1. To die, especially from a disease or injury.
  2. To give way (to); yield; submit
  3. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in.

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• surrender

  1. To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
  2. To give up or abandon:
  3. (Law) To effectuate a surrender of.

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  1. To yield or resign (oneself) to an emotion, influence, etc.
  2. To give up or abandon:
  3. (Law) To effectuate a surrender of.

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• yield

  1. To produce a return for effort or investment:
  2. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:
  3. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.

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  1. To produce a return for effort or investment:
  2. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:
  3. To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.

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To give way mentally and emotionally

• break

  1. To cause to give up a habit:
  2. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
  3. To fail to conform to; violate:

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  1. To cause to give up a habit:
  2. To exchange for smaller monetary units:
  3. To fail to conform to; violate:

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• collapse

  1. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly
  2. To break down suddenly; fail; give way
  3. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.

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  1. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly
  2. To break down suddenly; fail; give way
  3. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.

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• crack

  1. To break through (an obstacle) in order to win acceptance or acknowledgment:
  2. To cause to break with a sharp snapping sound:
  3. To cause to break without complete separation of parts:

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  1. To break through (an obstacle) in order to win acceptance or acknowledgment:
  2. To cause to break with a sharp snapping sound:
  3. To cause to break without complete separation of parts:

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• snap

  1. To close, fasten, go into place, etc. with a snapping sound
  2. To take up something suddenly and eagerly; snatch or grasp:
  3. To pull apart or break with a snapping sound.

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  1. To close, fasten, go into place, etc. with a snapping sound
  2. To take up something suddenly and eagerly; snatch or grasp:
  3. To pull apart or break with a snapping sound.

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• crack up

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A line or an arrangement made by the doubling of one part over another

• crease

  1. (Hockey, Lacrosse) An area marked off by lines in front of or around the goal cage, which cannot be entered by players on the offense except under certain conditions
  2. A line, mark, or ridge made by folding and pressing cloth, paper, etc.
  3. A fold or wrinkle

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  1. (Hockey, Lacrosse) An area marked off by lines in front of or around the goal cage, which cannot be entered by players on the offense except under certain conditions
  2. A line, mark, or ridge made by folding and pressing cloth, paper, etc.
  3. A fold or wrinkle

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• crimp

  1. A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.
  2. Hair that has been tightly curled or waved.
  3. A crease or bend.

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  1. A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.
  2. Hair that has been tightly curled or waved.
  3. A crease or bend.

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• crinkle

  1. A rustling or crackling sound
  2. A wrinkle, twist, or ripple
  3. A wrinkle, ripple, or fold.

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  1. A rustling or crackling sound
  2. A wrinkle, twist, or ripple
  3. A wrinkle, ripple, or fold.

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• crumple

  1. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
  2. A crease or wrinkle

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  1. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
  2. A crease or wrinkle

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• pleat

  1. A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.

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  1. A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.

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• plica

  1. A fold or ridge, as of skin, membrane, or shell.

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  1. A fold or ridge, as of skin, membrane, or shell.

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• plication

  1. The act or process of folding.
  2. A folding or being folded
  3. A fold

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  1. The act or process of folding.
  2. A folding or being folded
  3. A fold

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• pucker

  1. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation.
  2. A facial expression in which the lips are tightly pulled together and pushed outward.
  3. A fold or wrinkle.

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  1. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation.
  2. A facial expression in which the lips are tightly pulled together and pushed outward.
  3. A fold or wrinkle.

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• rimple

  1. A fold; a wrinkle.
  2. Wrinkle
  3. (Now Rare) Wrinkle; rumple; crease

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  1. A fold; a wrinkle.
  2. Wrinkle
  3. (Now Rare) Wrinkle; rumple; crease

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• ruck

  1. A crease or pucker, as in cloth.
  2. The undistinguished crowd or ordinary run of persons or things.
  3. Crease, fold, wrinkle, or pucker

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  1. A crease or pucker, as in cloth.
  2. The undistinguished crowd or ordinary run of persons or things.
  3. Crease, fold, wrinkle, or pucker

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• rumple

  1. An irregular or untidy crease.
  2. An uneven fold or crease

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  1. An irregular or untidy crease.
  2. An uneven fold or crease

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• wrinkle

  1. A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
  2. A line or crease in the skin, as from age.
  3. A crease or pucker in the skin, as any of those caused by aging, frowning, etc.

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  1. A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
  2. A line or crease in the skin, as from age.
  3. A crease or pucker in the skin, as any of those caused by aging, frowning, etc.

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Folded material

• lap

  1. A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.
  2. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person.
  3. The amount by which one part overlaps another.

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  1. A length, as of rope, required to make one complete turn around something.
  2. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person.
  3. The amount by which one part overlaps another.

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• pleat

  1. A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.

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  1. A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.

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• plait

  1. A pleat.
  2. A braid, especially of hair.

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  1. A pleat.
  2. A braid, especially of hair.

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• lapel

  1. The part of a garment, such as a coat or jacket, that is an extension of the collar and folds back against the breast.
  2. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a suit which are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
  3. Either of the front parts of a coat, jacket, etc. folded back on the chest, forming a continuation of the collar

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  1. The part of a garment, such as a coat or jacket, that is an extension of the collar and folds back against the breast.
  2. Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a suit which are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
  3. Either of the front parts of a coat, jacket, etc. folded back on the chest, forming a continuation of the collar

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• tuck

  1. A flattened pleat or fold, especially a very narrow one stitched in place.
  2. A position of the body, esp. in diving, in which the knees are drawn up tightly to the chest
  3. (Sports) A body position used in some sports, such as diving, in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest, with the hands often clasped around the shins.

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  1. A flattened pleat or fold, especially a very narrow one stitched in place.
  2. A position of the body, esp. in diving, in which the knees are drawn up tightly to the chest
  3. (Sports) A body position used in some sports, such as diving, in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest, with the hands often clasped around the shins.

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• overlap

  1. An instance of overlapping.
  2. The place of overlapping
  3. An overlapping

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  1. An instance of overlapping.
  2. The place of overlapping
  3. An overlapping

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• folded portion

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• part turned over

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• part turned back

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• shirring

  1. Two or more rows of gathers used to decorate parts of garments, usually the sleeves, bodice and yoke.
  2. A gathering made in cloth by drawing the material up on parallel rows of short running stitches

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  1. Two or more rows of gathers used to decorate parts of garments, usually the sleeves, bodice and yoke.
  2. A gathering made in cloth by drawing the material up on parallel rows of short running stitches

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• smocking

  1. Shirred, decorative stitching used in gathering cloth, as to make it hang in even folds
  2. An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place.
  3. Needlework decoration of small, regularly spaced gathers stitched into a honeycomb pattern.

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  1. Shirred, decorative stitching used in gathering cloth, as to make it hang in even folds
  2. An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place.
  3. Needlework decoration of small, regularly spaced gathers stitched into a honeycomb pattern.

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• gathers

  1. Plural form of gather

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  1. Plural form of gather

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• gatherings

  1. Plural form of gathering

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  1. Plural form of gathering

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• doubled material

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The line at which material is folded

• crease

  1. A line, mark, or ridge made by folding and pressing cloth, paper, etc.
  2. One of the lines in cricket marking off the positions of the bowler and batter or the space between two of these lines.
  3. (Hockey, Lacrosse) An area marked off by lines in front of or around the goal cage, which cannot be entered by players on the offense except under certain conditions

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  1. A line, mark, or ridge made by folding and pressing cloth, paper, etc.
  2. One of the lines in cricket marking off the positions of the bowler and batter or the space between two of these lines.
  3. (Hockey, Lacrosse) An area marked off by lines in front of or around the goal cage, which cannot be entered by players on the offense except under certain conditions

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• turn

  1. A place, as in a road or path, where a change in direction occurs; a curve:
  2. A momentary shock or scare:
  3. A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:

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  1. A place, as in a road or path, where a change in direction occurs; a curve:
  2. A momentary shock or scare:
  3. A distinctive, graceful, or artistic expression or arrangement of words:

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• folded edge

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• crimp

  1. Something made by or as if by crimping, as:
  2. A person who got men by force or trickery to serve as sailors or soldiers
  3. A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.

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  1. Something made by or as if by crimping, as:
  2. A person who got men by force or trickery to serve as sailors or soldiers
  3. A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.

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• wrinkle

  1. A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
  2. (US, dialect) A winkle.
  3. A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.

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  1. A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
  2. (US, dialect) A winkle.
  3. A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.

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• knife-edge

  1. A sharp cutting edge.
  2. A wedge of metal used as a low-friction fulcrum for a balancing beam or lever.
  3. A metal wedge whose fine edge serves as the fulcrum for a scale beam, pendulum, etc.

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  1. A sharp cutting edge.
  2. A wedge of metal used as a low-friction fulcrum for a balancing beam or lever.
  3. A metal wedge whose fine edge serves as the fulcrum for a scale beam, pendulum, etc.

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• pleat

  1. A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.

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  1. A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.

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• plait

  1. A pleat.
  2. A braid, especially of hair.

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  1. A pleat.
  2. A braid, especially of hair.

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• corrugation

  1. The state of being corrugated.
  2. Any of the parallel ridges or grooves of a corrugated surface
  3. The act or process of corrugating.

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  1. The state of being corrugated.
  2. Any of the parallel ridges or grooves of a corrugated surface
  3. The act or process of corrugating.

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Animal pen

• cage

  1. Any openwork structure or frame, as some elevator cars
  2. A structure for confining birds or animals, enclosed on at least one side by a grating of wires or bars that lets in air and light.
  3. (--- Baseball) A batting cage.

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  1. Any openwork structure or frame, as some elevator cars
  2. A structure for confining birds or animals, enclosed on at least one side by a grating of wires or bars that lets in air and light.
  3. (--- Baseball) A batting cage.

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• corral

  1. A defensive area made by drawing up covered wagons to form an enclosing circle
  2. A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.
  3. An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.

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  1. A defensive area made by drawing up covered wagons to form an enclosing circle
  2. A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.
  3. An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.

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• coop

  1. Alternative spelling of co-op.
  2. A cramped or uncomfortably confined space.
  3. A small cage, pen, or building as for poultry

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  1. Alternative spelling of co-op.
  2. A cramped or uncomfortably confined space.
  3. A small cage, pen, or building as for poultry

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To enclose

• envelop

  1. To surround:
  2. To conceal; hide
  3. To wrap up; cover completely

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  1. To surround:
  2. To conceal; hide
  3. To wrap up; cover completely

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• wrap-up

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• do up

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To place or lay in folds

• double

  1. To turn (an enemy spy) into a double agent.
  2. To advance (a runner) by hitting a double
  3. To be the double of

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  1. To turn (an enemy spy) into a double agent.
  2. To advance (a runner) by hitting a double
  3. To be the double of

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• pleat

  1. To press or arrange in pleats:
  2. To lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats

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  1. To press or arrange in pleats:
  2. To lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats

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• plait

  1. (Archaic) pleat
  2. To make by braiding.
  3. To braid or interweave

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  1. (Archaic) pleat
  2. To make by braiding.
  3. To braid or interweave

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• crease

  1. To graze or wound superficially with a bullet.
  2. To graze and injure slightly with a bullet
  3. To become wrinkled.

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  1. To graze or wound superficially with a bullet.
  2. To graze and injure slightly with a bullet
  3. To become wrinkled.

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• curl

  1. To move in a curve or spiral:
  2. To form curls; become curled
  3. To form into a coiled or spiral shape:

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  1. To move in a curve or spiral:
  2. To form curls; become curled
  3. To form into a coiled or spiral shape:

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• crimp

  1. To cause (hair) to form tight curls or waves.
  2. To press or pinch into small regular folds or ridges:
  3. To pinch together or fold the edge of (one part) tightly over another

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  1. To cause (hair) to form tight curls or waves.
  2. To press or pinch into small regular folds or ridges:
  3. To pinch together or fold the edge of (one part) tightly over another

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• wrinkle

  1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in:
  2. (Intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
  3. To form a wrinkle or wrinkles in, as by contracting; pucker; crease

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  1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in:
  2. (Intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
  3. To form a wrinkle or wrinkles in, as by contracting; pucker; crease

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• crinkle

  1. To rustle or crackle, as paper when crushed
  2. To be or cause to be full of wrinkles, twists, or ripples
  3. To form wrinkles or ripples.

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  1. To rustle or crackle, as paper when crushed
  2. To be or cause to be full of wrinkles, twists, or ripples
  3. To form wrinkles or ripples.

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• crumple

  1. (Intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  2. To fall or break down; collapse
  3. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.

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  1. (Intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  2. To fall or break down; collapse
  3. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple.

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• laminate

  1. To cover with or bond to one or more thin layers, as of clear plastic
  2. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
  3. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.

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  1. To cover with or bond to one or more thin layers, as of clear plastic
  2. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
  3. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.

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• ruffle

  1. To pleat or gather (fabric) into a ruffle.
  2. To put a ruffle on (a garment, for example).
  3. To turn over (the pages of a book, etc.) rapidly

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  1. To pleat or gather (fabric) into a ruffle.
  2. To put a ruffle on (a garment, for example).
  3. To turn over (the pages of a book, etc.) rapidly

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• corrugate

  1. To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
  2. To become shaped into such folds or ridges and grooves:
  3. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves.

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  1. To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
  2. To become shaped into such folds or ridges and grooves:
  3. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves.

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• pucker

  1. To become gathered, contracted, and wrinkled.
  2. To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
  3. To gather into small wrinkles or folds:

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  1. To become gathered, contracted, and wrinkled.
  2. To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
  3. To gather into small wrinkles or folds:

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• gather

  1. To come together in a group; assemble:
  2. To draw into small folds or puckers, as by pulling a thread through cloth.
  3. To cause to come together in one place or group

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  1. To come together in a group; assemble:
  2. To draw into small folds or puckers, as by pulling a thread through cloth.
  3. To cause to come together in one place or group

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• double-over

  1. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To bend over at the waist.

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  1. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To bend over at the waist.

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• telescope

  1. To have one part slide into another part like the concentric tubes of a small, collapsible telescope
  2. To slide inward or outward in or as if in overlapping cylindrical sections:
  3. To cause to slide inward or outward in overlapping sections, as the cylindrical sections of a small hand telescope do.

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  1. To have one part slide into another part like the concentric tubes of a small, collapsible telescope
  2. To slide inward or outward in or as if in overlapping cylindrical sections:
  3. To cause to slide inward or outward in overlapping sections, as the cylindrical sections of a small hand telescope do.

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• lap

  1. To form a lap or fold.
  2. (Sports) To get ahead of (an opponent) in a race by one or more complete circuits of the course, as in running, or by two or more lengths of a pool in swimming.
  3. To join (pieces, as of wood) by means of a scarf or lap joint.

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  1. To form a lap or fold.
  2. (Sports) To get ahead of (an opponent) in a race by one or more complete circuits of the course, as in running, or by two or more lengths of a pool in swimming.
  3. To join (pieces, as of wood) by means of a scarf or lap joint.

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• overlap

  1. To correspond in character or function:
  2. To extend over part of (a period of time, sphere of activity, etc.); coincide in part (with)
  3. (Mathematics) To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets.

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  1. To correspond in character or function:
  2. To extend over part of (a period of time, sphere of activity, etc.); coincide in part (with)
  3. (Mathematics) To have one or more elements in common. Used of sets.

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• dogear

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*To fail

• go out of business

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• close

  1. To bring to an end; finish
  2. To bring to an end; terminate:
  3. To draw or bind together the edges of:

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  1. To bring to an end; finish
  2. To bring to an end; terminate:
  3. To draw or bind together the edges of:

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• collapse

  1. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.
  2. To break down suddenly; fail; give way
  3. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly

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  1. To cause to fold, break down, or fall down or inward.
  2. To break down suddenly; fail; give way
  3. To fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly

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