Fold

[fəʊld] or [fold]

Definition

(noun.) the act of folding; 'he gave the napkins a double fold'.

(noun.) a pen for sheep.

(noun.) a folded part (as in skin or muscle).

(noun.) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock.

(noun.) an angular or rounded shape made by folding; 'a fold in the napkin'; 'a crease in his trousers'; 'a plication on her blouse'; 'a flexure of the colon'; 'a bend of his elbow'.

(verb.) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; 'Fold the egg whites into the batter'.

(verb.) bend or lay so that one part covers the other; 'fold up the newspaper'; 'turn up your collar'.

(verb.) become folded or folded up; 'The bed folds in a jiffy'.

Typed by Denis--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.

(v. t.) To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.

(v. t.) To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.

(v. t.) To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

(v. i.) To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold.

(v.) A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.

(v.) Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.

(v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.

(n.) An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.

(n.) A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold.

(n.) A boundary; a limit.

(v. t.) To confine in a fold, as sheep.

(v. i.) To confine sheep in a fold.

Edited by Alexander

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Pen (for sheep), enclosure.[2]. Flock of sheep.[3]. Plait, double, doubling, folding, PLICATURE, gather.

v. a. [1]. Double, lay in folds.[2]. Wrap, inwrap, envelop, infold.

Typed by Audrey

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Double, enfold, embrace, envelop, inclose, wrap

ANT:Unfold, disengage, expose

Checked by Elisha

Definition

n. an enclosure for protecting domestic animals esp. sheep: a flock of sheep: (fig.) a church: the Christian Church.—v.t. to confine in a fold.—n. Fold′ing.

n. the doubling of any flexible substance: a part laid over on another: (pl.) complex arrangements intricacy.—v.t. to lay one part over another: to enclose in a fold or folds to wrap up: to embrace.—Fold in composition with numerals=times as in Ten′fold.—n. Fold′er the person or thing that folds: a flat knife-like instrument used in folding paper.—adj. Fold′ing that folds or that can be folded as folding-bed -chair -joint -net -table &c.—ns. Fold′ing a fold or plait; Fold′ing-door a door consisting of two parts hung on opposite jambs so that their edges come into contact when the door is closed; Fold′ing-machine′ a mechanism that automatically folds printed sheets.

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