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fold
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fold 1  (fld)
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.]

folda·ble adj.
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fold1
top: isocline fold
center: overfold
bottom: recumbent fold

fold 1
Verb
1. to bend double so that one part covers another
2. to bring together and intertwine (the arms or legs)
3. fold up to enclose in a surrounding material
4. Literary to clasp (a person) in one's arms
5. Also: (fold in) to mix (ingredients) by gently turning one over the other with a spoon
6. Informal (of a business, organization, or project) to fail or go bankrupt
Noun
1. a piece or section that has been folded
2. a mark, crease, or hollow made by folding
3. a bend in stratified rocks that results from movements within the earth's crust [Old English fealdan]

fold 2
Noun
1. Brit, Austral and S African a small enclosure for sheep
2. a church or the members of it [Old English falod]

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.
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fold
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
Noun1.foldfold - 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
twirl, kink, 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.foldfold - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
social 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.foldfold - 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
pleating, plication - the act of folding in parallel folds
Verb1.foldfold - 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
plicate, pleat - fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
crease, furrow, wrinkle - make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"
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"
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"
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"
adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
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"
crinkle, rumple, wrinkle, crumple, crease - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"

fold
verb 1. bend, double, gather, tuck, overlap, crease, pleat, intertwine, double over, turn under
verb 2. (often with up) (Informal) go bankrupt, close, fail, crash, collapse, founder, shut down, go under, be ruined, go bust (informal) go to the wall, go belly-up (slang)
verb 3. (with in) wrap, envelop, entwine, enfold
verb 4. (often with up or in) wrap up, wrap, enclose, envelop, do up, enfold
noun 5. crease, turn, gather, bend, layer, overlap, wrinkle, pleat, ruffle, furrow, knife-edge, double thickness, folded portion
Translations

fold [fəuld] n (= bend, crease) → pliegue m;
(AGR) → redil m
vtdoblar [+ map etc]; plegar;
to fold one's arms → cruzarse de brazos
fold up viplegarse, doblarse; [business] → quebrar
fold [fəuld] n (= bend, crease) → pli m;
(Agr) → parc m à moutons (fig); bercail m
vtplier;
to fold one's arms → croiser les bras
fold up vi [map etc] → se plier, se replier; [business] → fermer boutique
vt [+ map etc] → plier, replier
fold [fəuld] nFalte f;
(Agr) → Pferch m (fig); Schoß m
vt(zusammen)falten;
(arms) → verschränken
vi (business) → eingehen (inf)
fold up fold visich zusammenfalten lassen;
(bed, table) → sich zusammenklappen lassen;
(business) → eingehen (inf)
vtzusammenfalten
fold [fəuld] n (= bend, crease) → piega;
(AGR) → ovile m;
(fig) → gregge m
vtpiegare;
to fold one's arms → incrociare le braccia
fold up vi [map etc] → piegarsi; [business] → crollare
vt [+ map etc] → piegare, ripiegare

fold1
v fold [fould]
1 to double over (material, paper etc) She folded the paper in half.vou; in die helfte gevouيَطْوي، يَثْنيпрегъвамpřeložit, složitfolde; lægge sammenfaltenδιπλώνωdoblar, plegarkokku murdma, voltimaتا کردنtaittaaplierלְקַפֵּלतह करनाpreklopiti, savinuti(össze)hajt(ogat)melipatbrjóta samanpiegare折る접다sulenkti, sulankstytisalocītlipatvouwenbrette, legge sammen, folde, falsezłożyćdobrara îndoiскладывать (вдвое)zložiť, preložiťpreganitipresavitivika []พับkatlamak折疊,對折складатиتہ کرناgấp; xếp lại叠,
2 to lay one on top of another She folded her hands in her lap.vou; gevouيَضَعُ شَيْئا فوق الآخَرполагамsložitfolde; lægge over korsfaltenσταυρώνωcruzarristi panemaروی چیزی قرار دادنristiäjoindreלְשַּלֵבबंद करनाsmotati (ruke)összefonmenumpukleggja saman, krossleggjaincrociare組む겹쳐 놓다, 위에 두다sudėti, sukryžiuotisakrustotbersilangvouwenlegge (hendene) oppå hverandre, folde (hendene) i bønnskładaćcruzara împreunaскрещивать (руки)zložiťprekrižatiskrstitilägga i kors, knäppa ihopกอดหรือประสานkavuşturmak交疊схрещуватиایک دوسرے کے اوپر رکھناđặt lên trên
3 to bring in (wings) close to the body The bird folded its wings.vouيَلُف، يَثْني، يَضُمсвивамsložitfolde(zusammen)faltenμαζεύωrecogerkokku panemaجمع کردن؛ به سینه چسباندنsulkeareplierלְקַפֵּלसमाप्त होनाsmotati, sklopiti (krila)behajt, összehajtmerapatkanleggja samanchiudereたたむ(새가) 날개를 접다suglaustisaglaust (par spārniem)merapatkanvouwenslå (vingene) sammenskładaćrecolhera strângeскладывать (крылья)zložiťsklopitiskupitifälla ihopเก็บ (ปีก)kapatmak收攏складатиپنکھ موڑناgập cánh
n
1 a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another Her dress hung in folds.voue; plooieطَيَّه، ثَنْيَهдиплаpřeložení, záhyb; skladfolderdie Falteδίπλα, πτυχή, πιέταplieguevoltتا؛ لاlaskospliקֵפֶלचुन्नटnaborredőlipatanfelling, brotpiegaひだ접힘klostėielocelipatanplooibrett, foldfałdapregacută, pliuскладкаzáhybgubanaborveck, lagerการพับ การทบkıvrım折疊складкаتہ کرنے کا کامsự gấp nếp
2 a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease There was a fold in the page.vouطَيَّة أو ثَنْيَه في الورقَهгънкаohyb, lomfold; æseløredas Eselsohrτσάκισηplieguevoltچین؛ تاtaitospliקֵפֶלमोड़ने का निशान, चट्टान में मोड़gyűrődéslipatanbrotpiegatura折り目접힌 자국sulenkimo žymėlocījumslipatanvouwbrett, foldzagięciedobraîndoiturăзагибvyhnutý rohpregibnaborveckรอยพับkat褶痕згинتہ کرنے کے لۓ دیا جانے والا شکنnếp gấp褶痕
adj ˈfolded
gevoudeمَطْويпрегънатsloženýfoldetgefaltetδιπλωμένοςdoblado, plegadovolditudتا خوردهtaitettu(re)pliéמְקוּפָּלमुड़ाpreklopljen, savinutredősterlipatsamanlagður, brotinnpiegato, ripiegato折りたたんだ접힌sulenktas, sulankstytassalocītsdilipatgevouwensammenbrettet/-foldetzłożonydobradoîndoitсложенныйzložený, skladanýpreganjensavijenhopviktที่พับได้katlanmış折疊的загнутийتہ شدہgấp nếp叠的
n ˈfolder
a cover for keeping loose papers together He kept the notes for his speech in a folder.omslagمِلَف، إضْبارَهпапкаdesky, pořadačmappe; chartek; omslagder Schnellhefterντοσιέcarpetakaanedپوشهkansiochemiseתִּיקִיָהफाईलfascikliratgyűjtőmap(bréfa)mappacartella紙ばさみ낱장의 종이를 철하는 문구aplankas[] vāki; vāciņifailmaparkivmappe, folderteczka, skoroszytpastadosarпапка; скоросшивательfascikelmapafasciklamappที่เก็บเอกสารdosya文件夾папкаکاغذ گیر پنجہ وغیرہbìa kẹp hồ sơ件夹
adj ˈfolding
that can be folded a folding chair.vou; voustoelقابِلٌ للطَّيсгъваемskládacífolde-zusammenlegbar, -klappbarπτυσσόμενοςplegablekokkupandavتا شوkokoon taitettavapliantמִתקַפֵּלतह होने वाली कुर्सी इत्यादिsklopiv, na sklapanjeösszecsukhatólipatfelli-pieghevole折りたたみ式の접을 수 있는sulankstomassaliekams; salokāmslipatvouw-sammenleggbarskładanydesdobrávelpliantскладнойskladacízložljivna rasklapanje[]fällbar, []vikbarที่พับเก็บได้katlanabilir, katlanır可折疊的складанийموڑنے کے قابلgấp lại được叠的

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