[fohld] 
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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.
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| 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.
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fold 1 (fōld)
n.
A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.
In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina.
fold (fōld) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) 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. |
