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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.
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]

fold·a·ble, adjective
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–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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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.
  8. 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.
  1. Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.
  2. Games To withdraw from a game in defeat.
  3. 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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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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fold  (v.)
O.E. faldan (Mercian), fealdan (W.Saxon), "to bend cloth back over itself," class VII strong verb (past tense feold, pp. fealden), from P.Gmc. *falthanan (cf. O.N. falda, M.L.G. volden, Ger. falten, Goth. falþan), from PIE *pel-to- (cf. Skt. putah "fold, pocket," Alb. pale "fold," M.Ir. alt "a joint"), from base *pel- "to fold." The weak form developed from 15c. Sense of "to yield to pressure" is from 1398. The noun meaning "a bend or ply in anything" is c.1250, from the verb. Folder "folding cover for loose papers," is first recorded 1911.

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fold  (n.)
"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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fold

noun
1. 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" 
2. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church [syn: congregation
3. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock 
4. a group of sheep or goats [syn: flock
5. a folded part (as in skin or muscle) 
6. a pen for sheep 
7. the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" 

verb
1. bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [ant: open
2. incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" 
3. 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" [syn: close up] [ant: open
4. confine in a fold, like sheep [syn: pen up
5. become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" 

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fold1 [fould] verb
to double over (material, paper etc)
Example: She folded the paper in half.
Arabic: يَطْوي، يَثْني
Chinese (Simplified): 折叠,对折
Chinese (Traditional): 折疊,對折
Czech: přeložit, složit
Danish: folde; lægge sammen
Dutch: vouwen
Estonian: kokku murdma, voltima
Finnish: taittaa
French: plier
German: falten
Greek: διπλώνω
Hungarian: (össze)hajt(ogat)
Icelandic: brjóta saman
Indonesian: melipat
Japanese: 折る
Korean: 접다
Latvian: salocīt
Lithuanian: sulenkti, sulankstyti
Norwegian: brette, legge sammen, folde, false
Polish: złożyć
Portuguese (Brazil): dobrar
Portuguese (Portugal): dobrar
Romanian: a îndoi
Russian: складывать (вдвое)
Slovak: zložiť, preložiť
Slovenian: preganiti
Spanish: doblar, plegar
Swedish: vika
Turkish: katlamak
fold2 [fould] verb
to lay one on top of another
Example: She folded her hands in her lap.
Arabic: يَضَعُ شَيْئا فوق الآخَر
Chinese (Simplified): 交叠
Chinese (Traditional): 交疊
Czech: složit
Danish: folde; lægge over kors
Dutch: vouwen
Estonian: risti panema
French: joindre
German: falten
Greek: σταυρώνω
Hungarian: összefon
Icelandic: leggja saman, krossleggja
Indonesian: menumpuk
Japanese: 組む
Korean: 겹쳐 놓다, 위에 두다
Latvian: sakrustot
Lithuanian: sudėti, sukryžiuoti
Norwegian: legge (hendene) oppå hverandre, folde (hendene) i bønn
Polish: składać
Portuguese (Brazil): cruzar
Portuguese (Portugal): cruzar
Romanian: a împreuna
Russian: скрещивать (руки)
Slovak: zložiť
Slovenian: prekrižati
Spanish: cruzar
Swedish: lägga i kors, knäppa ihop
Turkish: kavuşturmak
fold3 [fould] verb
to bring in (wings) close to the body
Example: The bird folded its wings.
Arabic: يَلُف، يَثْني، يَضُم
Chinese (Simplified): 收拢
Chinese (Traditional): 收攏
Czech: složit
Danish: folde
Dutch: vouwen
Estonian: kokku panema
Finnish: sulkea
French: replier
German: (zusammen)falten
Greek: μαζεύω
Hungarian: behajt, összehajt
Icelandic: leggja saman
Indonesian: merapatkan
Japanese: たたむ
Korean: (새가) 날개를 접다
Latvian: saglaust (par spārniem)
Lithuanian: suglausti
Norwegian: slå (vingene) sammen
Polish: składać
Portuguese (Brazil): recolher
Portuguese (Portugal): recolher
Romanian: a strânge
Russian: складывать (крылья)
Slovak: zložiť
Slovenian: sklopiti
Spanish: recoger
Swedish: fälla ihop
Turkish: kapatmak
fold1 [fould] noun
a doubling of one layer of material, paper etc over another
Example: Her dress hung in folds.
Arabic: طَيَّه، ثَنْيَه
Chinese (Simplified): 折叠
Chinese (Traditional): 折疊
Czech: přeložení, záhyb; sklad
Danish: folder
Dutch: plooi
Estonian: volt
French: pli
German: die Falte
Greek: δίπλα, πτυχή, πιέτα
Hungarian: redő
Icelandic: felling, brot
Indonesian: lipatan
Japanese: ひだ
Korean: 접힘
Latvian: ieloce
Lithuanian: klostė
Norwegian: brett, fold
Polish: fałda
Portuguese (Brazil): prega
Portuguese (Portugal): prega
Romanian: cută, pliu
Russian: складка
Slovak: záhyb
Slovenian: guba
Spanish: pliegue
Swedish: veck, lager
Turkish: kıvrım
fold2 [fould] noun
a mark made especially on paper etc by doing this; a crease
Example: There was a fold in the page.
Arabic: طَيَّة أو ثَنْيَه في الورقَه
Chinese (Simplified): 褶痕
Chinese (Traditional): 褶痕
Czech: ohyb, lom
Danish: fold; æseløre
Dutch: vouw
Estonian: volt
French: pli
German: das Eselsohr
Greek: τσάκιση
Hungarian: gyűrődés
Icelandic: brot
Indonesian: lipatan
Japanese: 折り目
Korean: 접힌 자국
Latvian: locījums
Lithuanian: sulenkimo žymė
Norwegian: brett, fold
Polish: zagięcie
Portuguese (Brazil): dobra
Portuguese (Portugal): dobra
Romanian: îndoitură
Russian: загиб
Slovak: vyhnutý roh
Slovenian: pregib
Spanish: pliegue
Swedish: veck
Turkish: kat
fold [fould] noun
a place surrounded by a fence or wall, in which sheep are kept
Example: a sheep fold
Arabic: حَظيرَه، زَريبَه
Chinese (Simplified): 羊栏
Chinese (Traditional): 羊欄
Czech: ovčinec
Danish: fold
Dutch: schaapskooi
Estonian: lambaaed
Finnish: lammastarha
French: parc à moutons
German: der Pferch
Greek: μαντρί, στάνη
Hungarian: karám
Icelandic: fjárrétt, kvíar
Indonesian: kandang kambing
Japanese: 囲い
Korean: 우리
Latvian: aploks
Lithuanian: aptvaras
Norwegian: kve, innhegning
Polish: okólnik
Portuguese (Brazil): redil
Portuguese (Portugal): redil
Romanian: stână
Russian: овчарня
Slovak: ovčiareň, košiar
Slovenian: ograda
Swedish: fålla
Turkish: ağıl
See also: folder, folding

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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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Fal"dis*to*ry\, n. [LL. faldistorium, faldestorium, from OHG. faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold (G. falten) + stuol stool. So called because it could be folded or laid together. See Fold, and Stool, and cf. Faldstool, Fauteuil.] The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel. [Obs.]
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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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Fold\, v. i. To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold. --1 Kings vi. 34.
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Fold

Fold\, n. [From Fold, v. In sense 2 AS. -feald, akin to fealdan to fold.]

1. A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.

Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of linen. --Bacon.

Folds are most common in the rocks of mountainous regions. --J. D. Dana.

2. Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.

3. That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.

Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold. --Shak.

Fold net, a kind of net used in catching birds.
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Fold\, n. [From Fold, v. In sense 2 AS. -feald, akin to fealdan to fold.]

1. A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.

Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of linen. --Bacon.

Folds are most common in the rocks of mountainous regions. --J. D. Dana.

2. Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.

3. That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.

Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold. --Shak.

Fold net, a kind of net used in catching birds.
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Fold\, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.]

1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.

Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold. --Milton.

2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold.

There shall be one fold and one shepherd. --John x. 16.

The very whitest lamb in all my fold. --Tennyson.

3. A boundary; a limit. [Obs.] --Creech.

Fold yard, an inclosure for sheep or cattle.
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