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fold
1[ fohld ]
verb (used with object)
- to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself.
- to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together (often followed by up ):
to fold up a map; to fold one's legs under oneself.
He folded his arms on his chest.
- to bend or wind (usually followed by about, round, etc.):
to fold one's arms about a person's neck.
- to bring (the wings) close to the body, as a bird on alighting.
to fold something in paper.
- to embrace or clasp; enfold:
to fold someone in one's arms.
- Cards. to place (one's cards) facedown so as to withdraw from the play.
- Informal. to bring to an end; close up:
The owner decided to fold the business and retire.
verb (used without object)
- to be folded or be capable of folding:
The doors fold back.
- Cards. to place one's cards facedown so as to withdraw from the play.
- Informal. to fail in business; be forced to close:
The newspaper folded after 76 years.
- Informal. to yield or give in:
Dad folded and said we could go after all.
noun
folds of cloth.
- a crease made by folding:
He cut the paper along the fold.
- a hollow made by folding:
to carry something in the fold of one's dress.
- a hollow place in undulating ground:
a fold of the mountains.
- Geology. a portion of strata that is folded or bent, as an anticline or syncline, or that connects two horizontal or parallel portions of strata of different levels (as a monocline).
- Journalism.
- the line formed along the horizontal center of a standard-sized newspaper when it is folded after printing.
- a rough-and-ready dividing line, especially on the front page and other principal pages, between stories of primary and lesser importance.
- a coil of a serpent, string, etc.
- the act of folding or doubling over.
- Anatomy. a margin or ridge formed by the folding of a membrane or other flat body part; plica.
verb phrase
- Informal.
- to break down; collapse:
He folded up when the prosecutor discredited his story.
- to fail, especially to go out of business.
- Cooking. to mix in or add (an ingredient) by gently turning one part over another:
Fold in the egg whites.
fold
2[ fohld ]
noun
- an enclosure for sheep or, occasionally, other domestic animals.
- the sheep kept within it.
- a flock of sheep.
- a church.
- the members of a church; congregation:
He preached to the fold.
- a group sharing common beliefs, values, etc.:
He rejoined the fold after his youthful escapade.
verb (used with object)
- to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
-fold
3- a native English suffix meaning “of so many parts,” or denoting multiplication by the number indicated by the stem or word to which the suffix is attached:
twofold; manifold.
-fold
1suffix forming adjectives
- having so many parts, being so many times as much or as many, or multiplied by so much or so many
three-hundredfold
threefold
fold
2/ fəʊld /
noun
- a small enclosure or pen for sheep or other livestock, where they can be gathered
- the sheep or other livestock gathered in such an enclosure
- a flock of sheep
- a herd of Highland cattle
- a church or the members of it
- any group or community sharing a way of life or holding the same values
verb
- tr to gather or confine (sheep or other livestock) in a fold
fold
3/ fəʊld /
verb
- to bend or be bent double so that one part covers another
to fold a sheet of paper
- tr to bring together and intertwine (the arms, legs, etc)
she folded her hands
- tr (of birds, insects, etc) to close (the wings) together from an extended position
- tr; often foll by up or in to enclose in or as if in a surrounding material
- trfoll byin to clasp (a person) in the arms
- trusually foll byround, about, etc to wind (around); entwine
- poetic.tr to cover completely
night folded the earth
- Alsofold in tr to mix (a whisked mixture) with other ingredients by gently turning one part over the other with a spoon
- to produce a bend (in stratified rock) or (of stratified rock) to display a bend
- informal.introften foll byup to collapse; fail
the business folded
noun
- a piece or section that has been folded
a fold of cloth
- a mark, crease, or hollow made by folding
- a hollow in undulating terrain
- a bend in stratified rocks that results from movements within the earth's crust and produces such structures as anticlines and synclines
- anatomy another word for plica
- a coil, as in a rope, etc
- an act of folding
fold
/ fōld /
- A bend in a layer of rock or in another planar feature such as foliation or the cleavage of a mineral. Folds occur as the result of deformation, usually associated with plate-tectonic forces.
Derived Forms
- ˈfoldable, adjective
Other Words From
- folda·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of fold1
Origin of fold2
Word History and Origins
Origin of fold1
Origin of fold2
Origin of fold3
Idioms and Phrases
- return to the fold
Example Sentences
Maybe it’s because I’m right-handed or maybe it’s because the camera is on the right side of the fold, but I occasionally found it awkward to fold the phone and take a picture.
Millions of Americans don’t have access to traditional financial services, and Schulman says he believes that smartphones and online platforms provide an opportunity to build a more inclusive economy that brings them into the fold.
Even with the new glass, however, you can still expect to see a fold crease on the screen.
That’s crucial, Torto says, because it demonstrates that 4VA could function to both bring solitary locusts into the fold of the swarm, as well as maintain a swarm’s cohesiveness over time.
Cuts and folds can transform a flat piece of paper into a 3-D work of art.
While some stray from the fold, most stay with the same pack their entire lives.
Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.
Fold over the edges and crimp, then trim any remaining excess.
The parental fold may be about to envelope you—and yet also drive you mad.
They see him bringing working-class whites and Southerners into the fold in a way that no other Democrat could.
With a power over nature multiplied a hundred fold, nature still conquers us.
Fleurette he did not meet until he brought back the sight-seers to the fold in the evening.
The second High-Pockets produced a worn bill-fold and extracted a pink union permit.
If you use an envelope, and this custom is now universal, fold your letter neatly to fit into it; then direct on the envelope.
Rabbah was to be a sheep-fold, Babylon a menagerie of wild beasts—a very specific difference and very improbable.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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