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v. fold·ed, fold·ing, folds

v. tr.

To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part: fold a sheet of paper.
To make compact by doubling or bending over parts: folded the laundry; folded the chairs for stacking.
To bring from an extended to a closed position: The hawk folded its wings.
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.
To place together and intertwine: fold one's arms.
To envelop or clasp; enfold: folded his children to his breast; folded the check into the letter.
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.
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.
Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.
Games To withdraw from a game in defeat.
Informal
1. To give in; buckle: a team that never folded under pressure.
2. To weaken or collapse from exertion.

The act or an instance of folding.
A part that has been folded over or against another: the loose folds of the drapery; clothes stacked in neat folds.
A line or mark made by folding; a crease: tore the paper carefully along the fold.
A coil or bend, as of rope.
Chiefly British A hill or dale in undulating country.
Geology A bend in a stratum of rock.
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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n.

A fenced enclosure for domestic animals, especially sheep.
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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folding
adjective
1.	capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" [syn: foldable]
noun
1.	the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code" [syn: protein folding]
2.	a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock [syn: fold]
3.	the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" [syn: fold]

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ˈfolding adjective

that can be folded
Example: a folding chair

Arabic:	قابِلٌ للطَّي
Chinese (Simplified):	可折叠的
Chinese (Traditional):	可折疊的
Czech:	skládací
Danish:	folde-
Dutch:	vouw-
Estonian:	kokkupandav
Finnish:	kokoon taitettava
French:	pliant
German:	zusammenlegbar, -klappbar
Greek:	πτυσσόμενος
Hungarian:	összecsukható
Icelandic:	felli-
Indonesian:	lipat
Italian:	pieghevole

Japanese:	折りたたみ式の
Korean:	접을 수 있는
Latvian:	saliekams; salokāms
Lithuanian:	sulankstomas
Norwegian:	sammenleggbar
Polish:	składany
Portuguese (Brazil):	dobrável
Portuguese (Portugal):	desdobrável
Romanian:	pliant
Russian:	складной
Slovak:	skladací
Slovenian:	zložljiv
Spanish:	plegable
Swedish:	fällbar, vikbar
Turkish:	katlanabilir, katlanır

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Folding

Fold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Folded; p. pr. & vb. n. Folding.] [OE. folden, falden, AS. fealdan; akin to OHG. faltan, faldan, G. falten, Icel. falda, Dan. folde, Sw. f[*a]lla, Goth. fal?an, cf. Gr.? twofold, Skr. pu?a a fold. Cf. Fauteuil.]

1. To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.

As a vesture shalt thou fold them up. --Heb. i. 12.

2. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.

3. To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.

A face folded in sorrow. --J. Webster.

We will descend and fold him in our arms. --Shak.

4. To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses. --Shak.

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