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fold - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
fold
Definition
(noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Synonyms
:
bend
,
crease
,
crimp
,
flexure
,
plication
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
Synonyms
:
congregation
,
faithful
Definition
(noun) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
Synonyms
:
folding
Definition
(noun) a group of sheep or goats
Synonyms
:
flock
Definition
(noun) a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
Synonyms
:
plica
Definition
(noun) a pen for sheep
Synonyms
:
sheep pen
,
sheepcote
,
sheepfold
Definition
(noun) the act of folding
Synonyms
:
folding
Example Sentence
he gave the napkins a double fold
Definition
(verb) bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Synonyms
:
fold up
,
turn up
Example Sentence
fold up the newspaper
turn up your collar
Definition
(verb) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
Example Sentence
Fold the egg whites into the batter
Definition
(verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Synonyms
:
close
,
close down
,
close up
,
shut down
Example Sentence
The owners decided to move and to close the factory
My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
close up the shop
Definition
(verb) confine in a fold, like sheep
Synonyms
:
pen up
Definition
(verb) become folded or folded up
Synonyms
:
fold up
Example Sentence
The bed folds in a jiffy
Word used in video below:
text: now fold the corners in at one end fold
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