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noun
double thickness
Synonyms: bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, dog’s ear, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication, plicature, ply, pucker, ridge, rimple, rivel, ruche, ruck, ruffle, rumple, shirring, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle
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verb
lay in creases
Synonyms: bend, cockle, corrugate, crimp, crisp, crumple, curl, dog-ear, double, double over, furrow, gather, groove, hem, intertwine, knit, lap, overlap, overlay, plait, pleat, plicate, pucker, purse, replicate, ridge, ruche, ruck, ruffle, telescope, tuck, turn under, wrinkle
Antonyms: flatten, leave, unbend
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verb
encase, enclose
Synonyms: do up, enfold, entwine, envelop, involve, wrap, wrap up
Antonyms: free, let out, loose, loosen
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verb
fail, close
Synonyms: become insolvent, be ruined, break, bust, collapse, crash, crumple, give, go bankrupt, go bust, go into Chapter 11, go under, impoverish, pauper, pauperize, shut down, yield
Antonyms: achieve, succeed