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Fold| Noun | 1. | fold - 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"pleat, plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape kink, twirl, twist - a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight pucker, ruck - an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) | | | 2. | fold - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given churchflock - a church congregation guided by a pastor denomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith | | | 3. | fold - a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle)epicanthic fold, epicanthus - a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome ruga - (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease; "rugae of the stomach" tentorium - (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum | | | 4. | fold - a pen for sheeppen - an enclosure for confining livestock | | | 5. | fold - the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" | | | Verb | 1. | fold - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"corrugate - fold into ridges; "corrugate iron" pleat, ruffle - pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" tuck - make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet" crimp, pinch - make ridges into by pinching together cross - fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" collapse - fold or close up; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand" | | | 2. | fold - intertwine; "fold one's hands, arms, or legs" | | | 3. | fold - incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"incorporate, integrate - make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" | | | 4. | fold - 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."adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" | | | 5. | fold - confine in a fold, like sheeprestrain, hold, confine - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" | | | 6. | fold - become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
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