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fold

1   [fohld]
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 followed 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 followed 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.
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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.
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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.

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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).
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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, especially 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.
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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, especially to go out of business.
Origin:
before 900; (v.) Middle English folden, falden, Old English faldan; cognate with G. falten; (v.) Middle English fald, derivative of the n.; akin to Latin plicāre to fold, plectere to plait, twine, Greek plékein; compare -fold

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fold·a·ble, adjective
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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.
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6.
a group sharing common beliefs, values, etc.: He rejoined the fold after his youthful escapade.
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verb (used with object)
7.
to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English fold, fald, Old English fald, falod; akin to Old Saxon faled pen, enclosure, Middle Low German vālt pen, enclosure, manure heap, Middle Dutch vaelt, vaelde
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Word Origin & History

fold
"pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals," O.E. falæd, falud, a Gmc. word (cf. E.Fris. folt "enclosure, dunghill," Dan. fold "pen for sheep"), of uncertain origin.
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Medical Dictionary

fold 1 (fōld)
n.

  1. A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.

  2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina.

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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 definition


  1. in.
    to fail; to close. : I was afraid my business would fold because of the recession.
  2. in.
    to collapse from drinking. : Dave had just one more drink, and then he folded.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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