Fold
Fold verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: the business folded after just two months
Win
Win verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).
Usage example: the kind of person who always has to win—even if the game is just for fun
How words are described
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The only way he can win is to bluff Harry into folding - or he can cut his losses and fold (losing what he's committed to the pot so far, which would hurt but not be catastrophic).
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Know When to Fold 'Em: Despite its reputation as a, well, Determinator...The Terminator knows when it can't win a fight.
Source: Film / The Terminator -
Know When to Fold 'Em: The practice of "saving", or hiding until the round is lost when one is severely outnumbered by the enemy and unlikely to win.
Source: Video Game / Counter-Strike
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