Extend and Fold

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Extend

Extend verb - To arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area.
Usage example: you can extend that chaise longue so that it lies completely flat
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Fold is an antonym for extend.
Nearby Words: extended, extent, extensive, extension, extending

Fold

Fold verb - To lay one part over or against another part of.
Usage example: fold the blanket so that it will fit inside the trunk
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Antonyms for Fold
Extend is an antonym for fold.
Nearby Words: folded, folding
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Common collocations

power extend power fold power
body extend body fold body
line extend line fold line
hand extend hand fold hand
Other words: time, arms, hands, neck, points.

Both words in one sentence

  • Strange Salute Extend index and pinky fingers, fold thumb over middle and ring fingers.
    Source: Strange Salute
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