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foldable fold1top: isocline foldcenter: overturned foldbottom: recumbent foldfold 1 F0223800 (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.8. a. Informal To discontinue operating; close: They had to fold the company a year after they started it.b. 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. a. To become folded.b. To be capable of being folded: a bed that folds for easy storage.2. Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.3. Games To withdraw from a game in defeat.4. Informal a. To give in; buckle: a team that never folded under pressure.b. 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; a headline that appeared above 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- in Indo-European roots.] fold′a·ble adj.
fold 2 F0223800 (fōld)n.1. A fenced enclosure for livestock, especially sheep.2. A flock of sheep.3. a. A group of people or institutions bound together by common beliefs and aims.b. 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.]ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | foldable - capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed"foldaway, foldingcollapsable, collapsible - capable of collapsing or being collapsed; "a collapsible boat" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeefoldfoldable
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