plier

Definitions of plier
  1. verb
    become folded or folded up
    synonyms: croiser
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    type of:
    changer
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. verb
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
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    antonyms:
    déplier, étendre
    spread out or open from a closed or folded state
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    plisser
    make wrinkled or creased
    froisser, plisser
    make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
    enfaîter, strier
    fold into ridges
    plisser
    pleat or gather into a ruffle
    plisser
    make a tuck or several folds in
    pincer, plisser
    make ridges into by pinching together
    croiser
    fold so as to resemble a cross
    friper, froisser
    to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
    type of:
    change la surface
    undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
  3. verb
    make a tuck or several folds in
    synonyms: plisser
  4. verb
    confine in a fold, like sheep
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    type of:
    enfermer, restreindre
    to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
  5. verb
    fold or close up
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