fold

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   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.

2. 2transitive verb

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

3. 3transitive verb

   To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.

4. 4transitive verb

   To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

5. 5intransitive verb

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

6. 6verb

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

7. 7verb

   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.

8. 8verb

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

9. 9noun

   An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.

10. 10noun

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

11. 11noun

    A boundary; a limit.

12. 12transitive verb

    To confine in a fold, as sheep.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To confine sheep in a fold.

14. 14noun

    the act of folding

    "he gave the napkins a double fold"

    Synonyms

    folding
15. 15noun

    a pen for sheep

    Synonyms

    sheepcotesheepfold
16. 16noun

    a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

    Synonyms

    plica
17. 17noun

    a group of sheep or goats

    Synonyms

    flock
18. 18noun

    a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

    Synonyms

    congregationfaithful
19. 19noun

    a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

    Synonyms

    folding
20. 20noun

    an angular or rounded shape made by folding

    "a fold in the napkin"

    "a crease in his trousers"

    Synonyms

    bendcreasecrimpflexureplication
21. 21verb

    incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

    "Fold the egg whites into the batter"

22. 22verb

    become folded or folded up

    "The bed folds in a jiffy"

23. 23verb

    bend or lay so that one part covers the other

    "fold up the newspaper"

    "turn up your collar"

24. 24verb

    confine in a fold, like sheep

25. 25verb

    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."

    Synonyms

    close