concertina
Pronunciation:
/ˌkɒnsəˈtiːnə//ˌkɑnsɚˈtinə/noun
Definitions
A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.
Something resembling a concertina, such as a folded book, a bus door or a set of picture frames that are folded together.
Coiled barbed wire for use as an obstacle.
A type of booklet label, consisting of up to 32 pages of booklet as an insert.
verb
Definitions
To become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina
Example: The car concertinaed into the wall.
To be drawn closer and farther apart repeatedly, or up and down, as if situated on a working concertina's folds