fold 1 (f ld)v. fold·ed, fold·ing, folds v.tr. 1. To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part: fold a sheet of paper. 2. To make compact by doubling or bending over parts: folded the laundry; folded the chairs for stacking. 3. To bring from an extended to a closed position: The hawk folded its wings. 4. To bring from a compact to an extended position; unfold: folded the ironing board down from the wall; folded out the map to see where we were. 5. To place together and intertwine: fold one's arms. 6. To envelop or clasp; enfold: folded his children to his breast; folded the check into the letter. 7. To blend (a light ingredient) into a heavier mixture with a series of gentle turns: folded the beaten egg whites into the batter. 8. a. Informal To discontinue operating; close: They had to fold the company a year after they started it. b. Games To withdraw (one's hand) in defeat, as by laying cards face down on a table. 9. Geology To form bends in (a stratum of rock). v.intr. 1. a. To become folded. b. To be capable of being folded: a bed that folds for easy storage. 2. Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail. 3. Games To withdraw from a game in defeat. 4. Informal a. To give in; buckle: a team that never folded under pressure. b. To weaken or collapse from exertion. n. 1. The act or an instance of folding. 2. A part that has been folded over or against another: the loose folds of the drapery; clothes stacked in neat folds. 3. A line or mark made by folding; a crease: tore the paper carefully along the fold. 4. A coil or bend, as of rope. 5. Chiefly British A hill or dale in undulating country. 6. Geology A bend in a stratum of rock. 7. Anatomy A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica. [Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, faldan; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.] fold  a·ble adj. |
| fold 2 (fld) n. 1. A fenced enclosure for domestic animals, especially sheep. 2. A flock of sheep. 3. a. A group of people or institutions bound together by common beliefs and aims: "He is a living testament to the wisdom of admitting lay psychoanalysts into the official fold" (Jerome Bruner). b. A religious congregation: The priest welcomed new parishioners into the fold. tr.v. fold·ed, fold·ing, folds To place or keep (sheep, for example) in a fenced enclosure. [Middle English, from Old English fald.] |
fold1
vb
1. to bend or be bent double so that one part covers another to fold a sheet of paper
2. (tr) to bring together and intertwine (the arms, legs, etc.) she folded her hands
3. (tr) (of birds, insects, etc.) to close (the wings) together from an extended position
4. (tr; often foll by up or in) to enclose in or as if in a surrounding material
5. (tr; foll by in) to clasp (a person) in the arms
6. (tr; usually foll by round, about, etc) to wind (around); entwine
7. (tr) Poetic to cover completely night folded the earth
8. (Cookery) Also fold in (tr) to mix (a whisked mixture) with other ingredients by gently turning one part over the other with a spoon
9. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) to produce a bend (in stratified rock) or (of stratified rock) to display a bend
10. (intr; often foll by up) Informal to collapse; fail the business folded
n
1. a piece or section that has been folded a fold of cloth
2. a mark, crease, or hollow made by folding
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a hollow in undulating terrain
4. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a bend in stratified rocks that results from movements within the earth's crust and produces such structures as anticlines and synclines
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another word for plica [1]
6. a coil, as in a rope, etc.
7. an act of folding See also fold up
[Old English fealdan; related to Old Norse falda , Old High German faldan, Latin duplus double, Greek haploos simple]
foldable adj
fold2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)
a. a small enclosure or pen for sheep or other livestock, where they can be gathered
b. the sheep or other livestock gathered in such an enclosure
c. a flock of sheep
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a church or the members of it
3. any group or community sharing a way of life or holding the same values
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to gather or confine (sheep or other livestock) in a fold
[Old English falod; related to Old Saxon faled, Middle Dutch vaelt]
| fold (fld) 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. |   types of folds: a. anticline, b. syncline, c. isocline, d. overturned, e. recumbent, f. overthrust |
Fold a flock enclosed within a fence or shelter; a congregation or group of Christians.
Examples: fold of Christ, 1541; of sheep, 1697.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 angular shape, angularity - a shape having one or more sharp angles |
| 2. |  fold - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given churchsocial group - people sharing some social relation flock - a church congregation guided by a pastor denomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith | |
| 3. | fold - a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock geologic process, geological process - (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified | |
| 4. | fold - a group of sheep or goats sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat animal group - a group of animals | |
| 5. | fold - a folded part (as in skin or muscle) anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" epicanthic fold, epicanthus - a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold - either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx 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 | |
| 6. |  fold - a pen for sheep pen - an enclosure for confining livestock | |
| 7. | fold - the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something | |
| Verb | 1. |  fold - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" corrugate - fold into ridges; "corrugate iron" tuck - make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet" 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" spread, unfold, open, spread out - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" |
| 2. | 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" | |
| 3. | 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."; "close up the shop" | |
| 4. | fold - confine in a fold, like sheep restrain, confine, hold - 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" | |
| 5. | 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" |
fold
verb
1. bend, double, gather, tuck, overlap, crease, pleat, intertwine, double over, turn under He folded the paper carefully.
Translations
fold1 [fəʊld] N (Agr) → redil m
to return to the fold (Rel) → volver al redil
fold2 [fəʊld]
to return to the fold (Rel) → volver al redil
fold2 [fəʊld]
B. VT [+ paper, map, sheet, blanket] → doblar; (esp several times) → plegar; [+ wings] → recoger
she folded the newspaper in two → dobló en dos el periódico
to fold a piece of paper in half → doblar un trozo de papel por la mitad
to fold one's arms → cruzar los brazos
to fold sb in one's arms → abrazar a algn tiernamente, estrechar a algn contra el pecho
she folded the newspaper in two → dobló en dos el periódico
to fold a piece of paper in half → doblar un trozo de papel por la mitad
to fold one's arms → cruzar los brazos
to fold sb in one's arms → abrazar a algn tiernamente, estrechar a algn contra el pecho
C. VI
fold away
A. VI + ADV [table, bed] → plegarse
fold back VT + ADV → doblar hacia abajo, plegar
fold down
A. VT + ADV = fold back
B. VI + ADV it folds down at night → de noche se dobla hacia abajo
fold in VT + ADV (Culin) [+ flour, sugar] → mezclar
fold up
A. VI + ADV
fold [ˈfəʊld]
vt
vi
(= collapse) [business] → faire faillite
[table, chair, bed] → se plier
to fold flat → se replier
to fold sth into a mixture → incorporer qch à un mélange
to fold flat → se replier
fold back
vt [+ sheet] → rabattrefold in
vt [+ egg white, flour] → incorporerto fold sth into a mixture → incorporer qch à un mélange
fold over
vt → rabattre
vi → se rabattre
fold up
vi
[map] → se plier, se replier; [ironing board, table] → se replier
vt
[+ map] → plier
fold1
fold2
n → Falte f; (Geol, of the earth) → (Boden)falte f; folds of skin → Hautfalten pl; folds of fat → Fettwülste pl
vt
(= bend into folds) paper → (zusammen)falten; blanket → zusammenlegen or -falten; to fold a newspaper in two/four → eine Zeitung falten/zweimal falten; to fold something flat → etw flach zusammenfalten
to fold one’s arms → die Arme verschränken; she folded her hands in her lap → sie faltete die Hände im Schoß zusammen
(= wrap up) → einwickeln, einschlagen (→ in in +acc); he folded the book in some paper → er schlug das Buch in Papier ein
vi
(chair, table) → sich zusammenklappen lassen; (accidentally) → zusammenklappen
(= close down: business) → eingehen
fold2
fold1 [fəʊld] n (Agr) → ovile m
to come back to the fold (fig) → tornare all'ovile
fold1 [fəʊld] n (Agr) → ovile m
to come back to the fold (fig) → tornare all'ovile
fold2 [fəʊld]
fold2 [fəʊld]
to come back to the fold (fig) → tornare all'ovile
fold1 [fəʊld] n (Agr) → ovile m
to come back to the fold (fig) → tornare all'ovile
fold2 [fəʊld]
1. n (bend, crease) (also Geol) → piega
2. vt (gen) → piegare; (wings) → ripiegare
she folded the paper in two → piegò in due la carta
to fold one's arms → incrociare le braccia
she folded the paper in two → piegò in due la carta
to fold one's arms → incrociare le braccia
fold away
1. vi + adv (table, bed) → piegarsi, essere pieghevole
2. vt + adv (clothes, linen) → piegare, mettere a posto
fold back vt + adv → ripiegare
fold over vt + adv → ripiegare
fold up
fold2 [fəʊld]
1. n (bend, crease) (also Geol) → piega
2. vt (gen) → piegare; (wings) → ripiegare
she folded the paper in two → piegò in due la carta
to fold one's arms → incrociare le braccia
she folded the paper in two → piegò in due la carta
to fold one's arms → incrociare le braccia
fold away
1. vi + adv (table, bed) → piegarsi, essere pieghevole
2. vt + adv (clothes, linen) → piegare, mettere a posto
fold back vt + adv → ripiegare
fold over vt + adv → ripiegare
fold up
v fold [fould]
1 to double over (material, paper etc) She folded the paper in half. vou; in die helfte gevou يَطْوي، يَثْني прегъвам přeložit, složit folde; lægge sammen falten διπλώνω doblar, plegar kokku murdma, voltima تا کردن taittaa plier לְקַפֵּל तह करना preklopiti, savinuti (össze)hajt(ogat) melipat brjóta saman piegare 折る (천, 종이 등을) 접다 sulenkti, sulankstyti salocīt lipat vouwen brette, legge sammen, folde, false złożyć dobrar a îndoi складывать (вдвое) zložiť, preložiť preganiti presaviti vika [] พับ katlamak 折疊，對折 складати تہ کرنا gấp; xếp lại 折叠，对折
2 to lay one on top of another She folded her hands in her lap. vou; gevou يَضَعُ شَيْئا فوق الآخَر полагам složit folde; lægge over kors falten σταυρώνω cruzar risti panema روی چیزی قرار دادن ristiä joindre לְשַּלֵב बंद करना smotati (ruke) összefon menumpuk leggja saman, krossleggja incrociare 組む 포개다 sudėti, sukryžiuoti sakrustot bersilang vouwen legge (hendene) oppå hverandre, folde (hendene) i bønn składać cruzar a împreuna скрещивать (руки) zložiť prekrižati skrstiti lägga i kors, knäppa ihop กอดหรือประสาน kavuşturmak 交疊 схрещувати ایک دوسرے کے اوپر رکھنا đặt lên trên 交叠
3 to bring in (wings) close to the body The bird folded its wings. vou يَلُف، يَثْني، يَضُم свивам složit folde (zusammen)falten μαζεύω recoger kokku panema جمع کردن؛ به سینه چسباندن taittaa sisään replier לְקַפֵּל समाप्त होना smotati, sklopiti (krila) behajt, összehajt merapatkan leggja saman chiudere たたむ (날개, 깃털을) 접다 suglausti saglaust (par spārniem) merapatkan vouwen slå (vingene) sammen składać recolher a strânge складывать (крылья) zložiť sklopiti skupiti fälla ihop เก็บ (ปีก) kapatmak 收攏 складати پنکھ موڑنا gập cánh 收拢
n
1 a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another Her dress hung in folds. voue; plooie طَيَّه، ثَنْيَه дипла přeložení, záhyb; sklad folder die Falte δίπλα, πτυχή, πιέτα pliegue volt تا؛ لا laskos pli קֵפֶל चुन्नट nabor redő lipatan felling, brot piega ひだ 접은 부분, 접기 klostė ieloce lipatan plooi brett, fold fałda prega cută, pliu складка záhyb guba nabor veck, lager การพับ การทบ kıvrım 折疊 складка تہ کرنے کا کام sự gấp nếp 折叠
2 a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease There was a fold in the page. vou طَيَّة أو ثَنْيَه في الورقَه гънка ohyb, lom fold; æseløre das Eselsohr τσάκιση pliegue volt چین؛ تا taitos pli קֵפֶל मोड़ने का निशान, चट्टान में मोड़ gyűrődés lipatan brot piegatura 折り目 줄, 구김살 sulenkimo žymė locījums lipatan vouw brett, fold zagięcie dobra îndoitură загиб vyhnutý roh pregib nabor veck รอยพับ kat 褶痕 згин تہ کرنے کے لۓ دیا جانے والا شکن nếp gấp 褶痕
adj folded
gevoude مَطْوي прегънат složený foldet gefaltet διπλωμένος doblado, plegado volditud تا خورده taitettu (re)plié מְקוּפָּל मुड़ा preklopljen, savinut redős terlipat samanlagður, brotinn piegato, ripiegato 折りたたんだ 접힌 sulenktas, sulankstytas salocīts dilipat gevouwen sammenbrettet/-foldet złożony dobrado îndoit сложенный zložený, skladaný preganjen savijen hopvikt ที่พับได้ katlanmış 折疊的 загнутий تہ شدہ gấp nếp 折叠的
n folder
a cover for keeping loose papers together He kept the notes for his speech in a folder. omslag مِلَف، إضْبارَه папка desky, pořadač mappe; chartek; omslag der Schnellhefter ντοσιέ carpeta kaaned پوشه kansio chemise תִּיקִיָה फाईल fascikl iratgyűjtő map (bréfa)mappa cartella 紙ばさみ 폴더, 서류 끼우개 aplankas [] vāki; vāciņi fail map arkivmappe, folder teczka, skoroszyt pasta dosar папка; скоросшиватель fascikel mapa fascikla mapp ที่เก็บเอกสาร dosya 文件夾 папка کاغذ گیر پنجہ وغیرہ bìa kẹp hồ sơ 文件夹
adj folding
that can be folded a folding chair. vou; voustoel قابِلٌ للطَّي сгъваем skládací folde- zusammenlegbar, -klappbar πτυσσόμενος plegable kokkupandav تا شو taittuva pliant מִתקַפֵּל तह होने वाली कुर्सी इत्यादि sklopiv, na sklapanje összecsukható lipat felli- pieghevole 折りたたみ式の 접는 식의 sulankstomas saliekams; salokāms lipat vouw- sammenleggbar składany desdobrável pliant складной skladací zložljiv na rasklapanje []fällbar, []vikbar ที่พับเก็บได้ katlanabilir, katlanır 可折疊的 складаний موڑنے کے قابل gấp lại được 可折叠的
fold2
n fold [fould]
a place surrounded by a fence or wall, in which sheep are kept a sheep fold. kraal; skaapkraal حَظيرَه، زَريبَه кошара ovčinec fold der Pferch μαντρί, στάνη redil lambaaed آغل karsina parc à moutons מִכלָאָה, דִיר भेड़ों को रखने का बाड़ा, मुदाय tor, obor karám kandang kambing fjárrétt, kvíar ovile, stabbio 囲い (가축, 특히 양의) 우리 aptvaras aploks kandang kambing schaapskooi kve, innhegning okólnik redil stână овчарня ovčiareň, košiar ograda tor fålla คอกแกะ ağıl 羊欄 кошара کوئی باڑے دار احاطہ bãi rào (nhốt súc vật) 羊栏
fold → طي, يَطْوي ohyb, přeložit fold, folde Falte, falten διπλώνω, πτυχή plegar, pliegue taitos, taittaa pli, plier preklop, preklopiti piega, piegare 囲い, 折りたたむ ...을 접다, 접은 자리 vouw, vouwen brettekant, folde fałda, złożyć dobra, dobrar складка, складывать veck, vika ฝูงแกะ, พับ kat, katlamak gấp, nếp gấp 折叠, 折痕
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