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fold 1       (fōld)  Pronunciation Key 


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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.
    1. Informal To discontinue operating; close: They had to fold the company a year after they started it.
    2. 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. To become folded.
    2. To be capable of being folded: a bed that folds for easy storage.
    3. To give in; buckle: a team that never folded under pressure.
    4. To weaken or collapse from exertion.
  2. Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.
  3. Games To withdraw from a game in defeat.
  4. Informal
    1. To give in; buckle: a team that never folded under pressure.
    2. 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.
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fold 2       (fōld)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A fenced enclosure for domestic animals, especially sheep.
  2. A flock of sheep.
    1. 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).
    2. 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.]

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