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fold

1  [fohld]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself.
2. to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together (often fol. by up): to fold up a map; to fold one's legs under oneself.
3. to bring (the arms, hands, etc.) together in an intertwined or crossed manner; clasp; cross: He folded his arms on his chest.
4. to bend or wind (usually fol. by about, round, etc.): to fold one's arms about a person's neck.
5. to bring (the wings) close to the body, as a bird on alighting.
6. to enclose; wrap; envelop: to fold something in paper.
7. to embrace or clasp; enfold: to fold someone in one's arms.
8. Cards. to place (one's cards) facedown so as to withdraw from the play.
9. Informal. to bring to an end; close up: The owner decided to fold the business and retire.
–verb (used without object)
10. to be folded or be capable of folding: The doors fold back.
11. Cards. to place one's cards facedown so as to withdraw from the play.
12. Informal. to fail in business; be forced to close: The newspaper folded after 76 years.
13. Informal. to yield or give in: Dad folded and said we could go after all.
–noun
14. a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
15. a crease made by folding: He cut the paper along the fold.
16. a hollow made by folding: to carry something in the fold of one's dress.
17. a hollow place in undulating ground: a fold of the mountains.
18. Geology. a portion of strata that is folded or bent, as an anticline or syncline, or that connects two horizontal or parallel portions of strata of different levels (as a monocline).
19. Journalism.
a. the line formed along the horizontal center of a standard-sized newspaper when it is folded after printing.
b. a rough-and-ready dividing line, esp. on the front page and other principal pages, between stories of primary and lesser importance.
20. a coil of a serpent, string, etc.
21. the act of folding or doubling over.
22. Anatomy. a margin or ridge formed by the folding of a membrane or other flat body part; plica.
—Verb phrases
23. fold in, Cookery. to mix in or add (an ingredient) by gently turning one part over another: Fold in the egg whites.
24. fold up, Informal.
a. to break down; collapse: He folded up when the prosecutor discredited his story.
b. to fail, esp. to go out of business.
Origin:
bef. 900; (v.) ME folden, falden, OE faldan; c. G. falten; (v.) ME fald, deriv. of the n.; akin to L plicāre to fold, plectere to plait, twine, Gk plékein; cf. -fold

Related forms:
fold⋅a⋅ble, adjective

fold

2  [fohld]
–noun
1. an enclosure for sheep or, occasionally, other domestic animals.
2. the sheep kept within it.
3. a flock of sheep.
4. a church.
5. the members of a church; congregation: He preached to the fold.
6. a group sharing common beliefs, values, etc.: He rejoined the fold after his youthful escapade.
–verb (used with object)
7. to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME fold, fald, OE fald, falod; akin to OS faled pen, enclosure, MLG vālt pen, enclosure, manure heap, MD vaelt, vaelde
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fold 1   (fōld)   
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.
fold 2   (fōld)   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Folding

Fold"ing\, n. 1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication.

The lower foldings of the vest. --Addison.

2. (Agric.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc.

Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Folding chair, a chair which may be shut up compactly for carriage or stowage; a camp chair.

Folding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Folding
Spanish: plegable,
German: zusammenlegbar, -klappbar,
Japanese: 折りたたみ式の
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