- n. the act of folding (view details)
- n. a pen for sheep (view details)
- n. a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle) (view details)
- n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church (view details)
- n. an angular or rounded shape made by folding (view details)
- v. incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating (view details)
- v. become folded or folded up (view details)
- v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other (view details)
- v. confine in a fold, like sheep (view details)
- v. intertwine (view details)
- v. cease to operate or cause to cease operating (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) the act of folding
Usage Example(s): he gave the napkins a double fold
Synonym(s): folding ( what does folding stand for? )
fold is a kind of: change of shape ( what does change of shape stand for? )
fold is derived from: fold ( what does fold stand for? ), fold up ( what does fold up stand for? ), turn up ( what does turn up stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) a pen for sheep
Synonym(s): sheep pen ( what does sheep pen stand for? ), sheepcote ( what does sheepcote stand for? ), sheepfold ( what does sheepfold stand for? )
fold is a kind of: pen ( what does pen stand for? )
fold is derived from: fold, pen up ( what does pen up stand for? )
Meaning 3: (noun) a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle)
Synonym(s): plica ( what does plica stand for? )
fold is a kind of: anatomical structure ( what does anatomical structure stand for? ), bodily structure ( what does bodily structure stand for? ), body structure ( what does body structure stand for? ), complex body part ( what does complex body part stand for? ), structure ( what does structure stand for? )
Meaning 4: (noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
Synonym(s): congregation ( what does congregation stand for? ), faithful ( what does faithful stand for? )
fold is derived from: congregate ( what does congregate stand for? )
Meaning 5: (noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Usage Example(s): a bend of his elbow, a crease in his trousers, a flexure of the colon, a fold in the napkin, a plication on her blouse
Synonym(s): bend ( what does bend stand for? ), crease ( what does crease stand for? ), crimp ( what does crimp stand for? ), flexure ( what does flexure stand for? ), plication ( what does plication stand for? )
fold is derived from: bend, crimp, deform ( what does deform stand for? ), flex ( what does flex stand for? ), fold, fold up, pinch ( what does pinch stand for? ), pleat ( what does pleat stand for? ), plicate ( what does plicate stand for? ), turn ( what does turn stand for? ), turn up, twist ( what does twist stand for? )
Meaning 6: (verb) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
Usage Example(s): Fold the egg whites into the batter
Meaning 7: (verb) become folded or folded up
Usage Example(s): The bed folds in a jiffy
Synonym(s): fold up
fold is derived from: fold, folding
Meaning 8: (verb) bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Usage Example(s): fold up the newspaper, turn up your collar
Synonym(s): fold up, turn up
Opposite(s): open ( what does open stand for? ), spread ( what does spread stand for? ), spread out ( what does spread out stand for? ), unfold ( what does unfold stand for? )
fold is derived from: bend, crease, crimp, cuff ( what does cuff stand for? ), flexure, fold, folder ( what does folder stand for? ), folding, plication, turnup ( what does turnup stand for? )
Meaning 9: (verb) confine in a fold, like sheep
Synonym(s): pen up
fold is derived from: fold, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold
Meaning 10: (verb) intertwine
Usage Example(s): fold one’’s hands, arms, or legs
Meaning 11: (verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Usage Example(s): My business closes every night at 8 P.M., The owners decided to move and to close the factory
Synonym(s): close ( what does close stand for? ), close down ( what does close down stand for? ), shut down ( what does shut down stand for? )
Opposite(s): open, open up ( what does open up stand for? )
fold is derived from: close, closedown ( what does closedown stand for? ), closer ( what does closer stand for? ), closing ( what does closing stand for? ), closure ( what does closure stand for? ), conclusion ( what does conclusion stand for? ), finale ( what does finale stand for? ), finis ( what does finis stand for? ), finish ( what does finish stand for? ), last ( what does last stand for? ), shutdown ( what does shutdown stand for? ), stopping point ( what does stopping point stand for? )
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