Fold
[n] the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold"
[n] a pen for sheep
[n] a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle)
[n] a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
[n] 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"
[adj] (used in combination) multiplied by a specified number; "`fold' is a combing form in expressions like `a fiftyfold increase'"
[v] incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
[v] become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"
[v] bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
[v] confine in a fold, like sheep
[v] intertwine; "fold one's hands, arms, or legs"
[v] cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
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Synonyms
bend, close, close down, congregation, crease, crimp, faithful, flexure, fold up, fold up, folding, multiple, pen up, plica, plication, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold, shut down, turn up
Related Terms
alveolation, alveolus, antrum, arena, armpit, assembly, average, bang, bar, barricade, basin, batten, batten down, be ruined, become insolvent, bend, bisect, bolt, bomb, bosom, bowl, break, brethren, bust, button, button up, call off, cancel, cave, cave i