Fold and Step down

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Fold verb - To lay one part over or against another part of.

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Step down and fold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Step down" instead a verb "Fold".

Nearby Words: folded, folding

Step down verb - Give up or retire from a position.

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Fold and step down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fold" instead a verb "Step down".

Know When to Fold 'Em: After the fall of Greensboro (the second Confederate Capital), Alexander Stephens tells Jefferson Davis that the war is already lost, and that if he cared about the South, he'd either step down or sue for peace.

Source: Literature / The Union Forever

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