fold

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: crease plication flexure crimp bend congregation faithful folding flock plica sheepfold sheep pen

WordNet 3.0

Noun (7)

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”Synonyms: crease plication flexure crimp bend
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given churchSynonyms: congregation faithful
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rockSynonyms: folding
a group of sheep or goatsSynonyms: flock
a folded part (as in skin or muscle)Synonyms: plica
a pen for sheepSynonyms: sheepfold sheep pen sheepcote
the act of folding“he gave the napkins a double fold”Synonyms: folding

Verb (5)

bend or lay so that one part covers the other“fold up the newspaper”“turn up your collar”Synonyms: fold up turn up
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating“Fold the egg whites into the batter”
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”Synonyms: close up close shut down close down
confine in a fold, like sheepSynonyms: pen up
become folded or folded up“The bed folds in a jiffy”Synonyms: fold up

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fold \Fold\, v. t. To confine in a fold, as sheep. [1913 Webster]

Fold \Fold\, v. i. To confine sheep in a fold. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The star that bids the shepherd fold. --Milton. [1913 Webster] foldable

Fold \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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of linen.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

Folds are most common in the rocks of mountainous regions.— J. D. Dana.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace. [1913 Webster]

Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Fold net, a kind of net used in catching birds. [1913 Webster]

Fold \Fold\ (f[=o]ld), 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[thorn]an, cf. Gr. di-pla`sios twofold, Skr. pu[.t]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. [1913 Webster]

As a vesture shalt thou fold them up.— Heb. i. 12.[1913 Webster]

2.To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair. [1913 Webster]

3.To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace. [1913 Webster]

A face folded in sorrow.— J. Webster.[1913 Webster]

We will descend and fold him in our arms.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.To cover or wrap up; to conceal. [1913 Webster]

Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Fold \Fold\, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.]

1.An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. [1913 Webster]

Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold. [1913 Webster]

There shall be one fold and one shepherd.— John x. 16.[1913 Webster]

The very whitest lamb in all my fold.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

3.A boundary; a limit. [Obs.] --Creech. [1913 Webster]

Fold yard, an inclosure for sheep or cattle. [1913 Webster]