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verb fəʊldfoʊld [with object]1Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another. Example sentencesExamples - It would be nice to fold each side over about an inch and sew it just so it doesn't fray and start to look like a rag.
- Individually they weigh about as much as a teabag, and can be folded up to approximately the size of a cornflake.
- A thick, fraying comforter was folded up on one side of the futon.
- He found a piece of paper folded in half on the top shelf in his locker.
- All of it could be folded into a compact shape and packed into a container.
- His clothes were nicely folded on a chair in the corner of the room.
- With the help of a wooden spoon/spatula, fold the omelette in half.
- With the spatula, fold one side over the strip of cheese.
- She opened the door to see her PT gear freshly laundered and folded on top of her clean soft towel.
- It was folded up inside an envelope that was about an inch long and an inch wide, which meant it was a business letter.
- There's a finite number of cubes, and they don't really do anything once they're folded up and inside the body.
- A figure lay in the middle of rumpled covers, a pile of clothes carefully folded on a nearby chair.
- Once the art gallery exhibition closes on June 6, the quilts will be folded up and put back in their storage boxes.
- Place stuffing in the centre and then fold the sides together.
- The hidden place, where expression becomes impression and the outside world folds inward, is still here.
- The noncoding regions always have a high potential for folding into hairpins and loops.
- To prepare it, wash the leaves, then fold in half and cut out the tough center rib.
- Did this mean it was folded up and taken away at the end of the day?
- I searched the room for my cloths and found them washed and folded on a small table.
- The latter region has the potential to fold into a hairpin secondary structure.
Synonyms double, double over, double up, crease, turn under, turn up, turn over, bend, overlap tuck, gather, pleat, crimp, bunch - 1.1fold something in/into Mix an ingredient gently with (another ingredient), especially by lifting a mixture with a spoon so as to enclose it without stirring or beating.
fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture Example sentencesExamples - To finish the bisque, in a medium bowl, using a rubber spatula, gently fold the whipped cream into the bisque until smooth.
- Add 1/2 cup of the heavy cream to the egg nog mixture, slowly folding it in.
- Remove bowl from the machine and gently fold in the sifted flour using a plastic spatula.
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the mixture.
- Gently fold the meringue into the creme anglaise.
- Lightly whip the cream into soft peaks, then gently fold it in to achieve the required whipped consistency.
- Fold in sifted flour alternatively with milk - mixture should resemble whipped cream.
- Finally, very stiffly whisked egg whites are folded into the mixture.
- Using a large metal spoon, fold the egg white into the batter.
Synonyms mix, blend, stir gently envelop, introduce, spoon - 1.2no object (of a piece of furniture or equipment) be able to be bent or rearranged into a flatter or more compact shape, typically in order to make it easier to store or carry.
with complement the deckchair folds flat Example sentencesExamples - However, the rear seats do fold down flat, greatly increasing your luggage space.
- Even the front passenger seat folds flat for those really long loads while the dual-opening tailgate is a useful feature.
- The third row seat folds flat into the floor - either entirely, or as a 60/40 split.
- When not in use, the cage/crate folds flat for easy transport and storage.
- The second row comes either with a bench or captain's chairs, while the third row folds flat into the floor.
- As each stall folds flat, the entire barrier can be packed up and moved by truck or trailer.
- The way the back seats fold flat to create the boot and swivel round so you can watch an event or have a picnic would be a selling point.
- The front passenger seat can fold flat to act as a picnic table or worktop.
- The third row bench folds absolutely flat, but needs some muscle to raise and lower.
- The whole assortment is contained in a black cordura carrying case that folds into a surprisingly compact package.
- Although the seats don't fold completely flat, space is still ample.
- The smaller third-row seat folds flat into the floor, with the cushion sliding forward into the foot-well, and the backrest following it down.
- The third seat folds flat, but unlike newer vehicles, doesn't disappear into the floor.
- Weighing only 26 ounces, the chair folds into a small, compact package and can be assembled or disassembled in seconds.
- When the ladder is not in use, most designs have a feature that allows them to fold flat against the wall to free up additional floor space.
- The equipment folds on to a lorry and the centrepiece is a half pipe that is hydraulically operated.
- The back of the passenger seat folds flat to provide a useful work surface.
- 1.3 Bend or rearrange (a piece of furniture or equipment) into a flatter or more compact shape.
the small card table was folded up and put away Example sentencesExamples - If more space is required, the armrests can be folded up to get them out of the way.
- Once he was standing, he folded the chair up, and leaned it against the wall between the bed and the desk.
- Reese had folded the seats down and laid crisp clean blankets down on them and had propped pillows up so Genesis could rest.
- While breakfast was arriving, the tents were carefully folded up and placed into their carrying bags.
- When you fold the seats, the Tourer is even more spacious than the Swedish pair.
- He folds his chair and, chin high, marches across the street to a military tune that haunts his mind.
- He nodded and reached back into the plane to fold his seat forward and grabbed their bags.
- Three seats are folded back to facilitate a wheelchair.
- With all the back seats used, luggage room is still a class leading 430-litres, and fold the seats away and there is 1,300-litres.
- A longer load can be accommodated by folding the passenger seat.
- The seats are folded down, and if I lie diagonally, I can almost stretch out fully.
- Soccer moms would love it; so would the kids, fold the huge rear seats down, and kids can almost play soccer inside the vehicle.
- Both mirrors can also be folded flat when passing space is at a premium.
- The usual set-up of tables was gone, leaving the area blank; the tables were folded up and shoved to the various walls.
- When not in use, the fishing apparatus is folded back along the second dorsal spine and tucked safely away.
- When all seats are folded, the vehicle provides more than 90 cubic feet of cargo space.
- The seats are set higher and the rear ones have a slide adjustment and can also be folded flat into the floor.
- You, Tony, have got to be willing to sweep the floor and fold the chairs.
- You can swiftly restore this area to its primitive state, of course, by folding the seats aside and reversing the rug.
- Without showing any signs of difficulty, she folded the chair using only one hand, and walked off.
- 1.4fold outno object Be able to be opened out; unfold.
Example sentencesExamples - The plastic marvel even had a sort of visor that folded out to keep the drops off Marge's thick bifocals.
- I'm excited too, because it means I get to buy lots of cool stuff that folds out.
- The sofa folds out into a bed - which is fully made and fairly comfortable.
- I liked the nicely designed menu, which folds out into a triangular shape.
- The result of their work was a calendar, which will come in a CD box and can be folded out to sit on a desk, or table.
- The steel frame and the scrim it supports are folded out at the base and extended around the open edges of the piazza as a canopy.
- The Screen Machine folds out like a clever bit of metal origami.
- The main door popped open and the stairs folded out.
- On the courtyard side, full-height panels made of perforated aluminium fold out crisply like a concertina to open up the house.
- It is made in sections, with pre-formed grooves, and folds out to low coffee-table height - ideal for picnics.
- 1.5Geology Cause (rock strata) to undergo bending or curvature.
a more active period of igneous activity caused intense folding Example sentencesExamples - The Mesozoic layers, probably SW-tilted after the Mesozoic extension, were also folded.
- Even the youngest Triassic rocks are strongly folded, in places by isoclinal, recumbent folds.
- These units have been strongly folded and thrust during the Miocene.
- In the outcrop, this is a low-dipping cleavage folded by open steep folds.
- Cross-cutting dykes are folded, partly transposed or boudinaged in the gneissose foliation.
- 1.6Biochemistry (of a polypeptide or polynucleotide chain) adopt a specific three-dimensional structure.
Example sentencesExamples - Membrane and water-soluble proteins commonly fold into bundles of alpha-helices.
- The rate at which proteins fold decreases with increasing complexity of their folds, a ‘topological’ effect.
- Following cleavage of the 24 amino acid signal peptide the protein folds into proinsulin.
- Most small proteins can spontaneously fold to form biologically functional structures.
- There were also force curves consistent with an attachment of a globular structure folded by an entangled DNA molecule.
2with adverbial Cover or wrap something in (a soft or flexible material) a bag was folded around the book Example sentencesExamples - Fortunately, the full lengths were not cut down, but were shortened by folding the unwanted canvas over a shorter stretcher.
- The paper was successively folded over or covered so that each participant could not see what his or her predecessor had done.
- Season and fold the rice paper to enclose the cod, transfer to a parchment lined sheet pan and set aside.
- A plastic sheet was folded on top, enclosing me in a warm, slightly scratchy cocoon.
- Finish by folding the overhanging pasta on top and level terrine with an additional layer of pasta.
- These slipcovers often involve folding the slipcover material around the cushions and securing it with ties.
- A flat strip of ‘soft’ iron is folded in half around a mandrel to create the socket.
- Ten slips of paper were folded into a plastic bag, and they drew lots.
- 2.1 Hold or clasp (someone) in one's arms affectionately or passionately.
Bob folded her in his arms Example sentencesExamples - He folded her in a painful embrace and held onto her as if he was hanging on for sweet life itself.
- Irene finally found the concern that she was looking for when Griffin folded her into a hug.
- Bending his head, he pressed his lips gently against her own, folding her in his embrace before she could shy away.
- As soon as we could free her wrists and ankles, she sat up and I folded her into the biggest hug I could muster.
- He walks over to you and folds you gently into his arms.
- Trent came up behind Ally and folded her into his arms.
- Kyle folds her into his arms, and though she struggles to sit up, to raise her head, he holds her on her back like she's a newborn.
- He says nothing, and I chuckle, folding him into my arms and pulling the covers up over both of us.
- Mark folded me into his arms, but didn't say a word.
- She laughed and hugged him, folding him in her wings for a second.
- One wing tip caressed Yuki's hair, then folded her into a tight embrace.
- He whispered when he reached her, folding her in his arms.
- He went to his new bride and, kneeling on the floor next to her chair, folded her into his embrace.
- He folded her into his arms, forgetting that he knew her arms were a great treachery.
- Jess walked over and let herself be folded into a comforting embrace, lifted up until she was seated securely on his lap.
- He folded me in his arms and I stayed there with my arms closed.
- Alexander folded her into his arms and gently stroked her sun golden hair.
- It was Isobel, who rushed towards her and folded her into her arms.
- Lyn folds Steph up in her bingo wings and says ‘Oh sweetheart, good heavens, what's happened?’
- She was at least half a head taller than Rhyll, and folded him in a huge embrace, lifting him off the ground.
Synonyms enfold, wrap, wrap up, envelop take, gather, clasp, squeeze, clutch embrace, hug, cuddle, cradle literary embosom archaic strain
3informal no object (of an enterprise or organization) cease trading or operating as a result of financial problems. the club folded earlier this year Example sentencesExamples - This meeting was arranged following the sensational declaration by chairman John Stabler that the club had folded as of Tuesday night.
- Among his methods was pointing to a map in which red dots represented clubs that had folded.
- The price of shares will plunge to zero and, shorn of its source of capital, the enterprise is forced to fold.
- Remove that component and the whole enterprise could fold, denying a further service to the community.
- Club directors stunned fans last Tuesday by announcing that the club had folded, and that the company had ceased trading.
- If it was allowed to fold these women would lose a lifeline and this would put a greater burden on other statutory services.
- But the club folded when the landlord of The Ship Inn retired and the pub subsequently closed.
- His business folded in less than a year, as the Egyptians just didn't understand the concept.
- What good was a rewards program if it folded in a year?
- It folded earlier this month, with the loss of 65 jobs.
- Many ASPs have folded in the past 18 months, a trend that's sure to continue.
- What might shareholders, bankers, and staff lose financially if the firm folded?
- However, the project folded because the instrument was too expensive for commercialization.
- The company folded in 1892 and the ensuing financial collapse reverberated through the French Empire for more than a decade.
- Andrew, who has been a City season ticket holder for 13 years, said it would be catastrophic if the club folded.
- These days, it seems as if most e-commerce news focuses on which sites are folding, who's being bought and which top executives are stepping down.
- By 1835 the regime had imposed stricter censorship than the Restoration and the republican clubs folded.
- Major league baseball is ‘paying the owner of Montreal and the owner of Florida to fold their teams’.
- The government would cut all the funding to NASA, and the organization would fold.
- It looks set to outlast the previous such establishment which folded a couple of years ago, apparently due to lack of interest.
Synonyms fail, collapse, crash, founder, be ruined, cave in go bankrupt, become insolvent, cease trading, go into receivership, go into liquidation, be liquidated, be wound up, be closed (down), be shut (down) informal go bust, go broke, go bump, go under, go to the wall, go belly up, come a cropper, flop, flatline - 3.1 (especially of a sports player or team) suddenly stop performing well or effectively.
Example sentencesExamples - Weaker teams would have folded after the trauma of their captain's banishment.
- He's as calm under pressure as any other player on this roster and won't fold in the pressure-cooker of the World Cup.
- On a day when the boo birds were out and the team could have folded, Brooks sparked an important victory.
- They've been there, they've done it, they rarely fold under psychological pressure.
- Their bargain-bin lineup has a Triple-A whiff to it, and they could easily fold in the second half, like they did last season.
- I was surprised by how quickly the Dublin team folded and threw in the towel once Dara Ó Cinnéide scored his goal.
- Not so long ago, a GB team would have folded when the Aussies hit back with a couple of tries but they showed immense character - it was great to see.
- Then, this summer, our adopted Italian team folded with debts in the region of £100 million and the entire squad was put up for sale.
- The Oilers had some success with it, sure, but they always folded in the playoffs.
- In the past, especially in big games, Stewart has folded when given the team's lead role.
- Fermanagh teams would fold when the finishing line was in sight, they wouldn't be able to cross it.
- After the last player folded and the game broke up, whatever civility the two sides had mustered quickly evaporated.
- They couldn't hold it, but a statement was made - Parcells' team wouldn't fold.
- ‘Those other teams would always fold one way or the other; you could count on it,’ says one SEC assistant coach.
- But, I was surprised when the Lankan team folded up under two sessions in the second innings of this Test.
- The team could easily have folded; they had an automatic crutch.
- The team is folding under pressure, and coach Pat Riley is getting angry.
- Experienced, disciplined teams can frustrate the Tigers, who can fold under pressure.
- Teams so often fold up facing a mountainous task like the one before Australia.
- I remember the good ole days when Laura would totally fold under the pressure.
- 3.2 (in poker and other card games) drop out of a hand.
Example sentencesExamples - When folding you permanently drop out of the betting and sacrifice any money you have already put into the pot during that deal.
- One player folds, and Ness is left to deal with the man who has the biggest stack at the table.
- Weak players fold to these bets much more than they should.
- A player folds by discarding her hand immediately face down on the table.
- I bet, get raised, and we end up capping it with the other player folding.
noun fəʊldfoʊld 1A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth. the fabric fell in soft folds Example sentencesExamples - Beneath the tough outer casing and linear silhouettes are a feast of soft frills and folds.
- The rogue member of the Shadow Spirit clan chased after her, throwing a knife from one of the folds in his loose clothing.
- You might even want to throw in some fancier accordion pleats or other folds to make your shapes come to life.
- He pulls back his bow to the limit, at the same time the prince takes a small box out of the folds of his garment.
- His skin was jet black and gleamed like polished ebony, and he wore swathes of a fine dark grey cloth draped over his body in loose folds.
- The lady's undergarment, a fine white chemise, is gathered in soft folds with a black bow.
- Generally they consist of very simple linear designs, characterized by Gothic loops and hooks in the folds of the garments.
- The sleeves were were very loose and had intricate folds in them, except where they tightened into a cuff at the wrist.
- Nosha caught it and the folds of cloth fell open to show Nia whimpering.
- This is a long outer garment with loose folds and a head covering.
- Nodding, I stood, letting the robe fall in soft folds around my body.
- He skipped off the gunrest and looked gravely at his watcher, gathering about his legs the loose folds of his gown.
- At the painting's optical center is a large, round table draped with folds of brilliant white cloth.
- A pale hand extended from between the dark folds of his loose robe, and Cassari's fingers brushed against his as they politely shook hands.
- Dresses were strewn across the bed and draped carefully over the trunks, the soft folds inviting Gwin's caress.
- And over the magnificent, inspiring crowd there floated the green flag, waving its folds in the gentle breeze of the new-born day.
- A figure standing at the edge of the camp started towards him, a mass of fluttering gray folds of cloth that matched the somber sky.
- The folds of Mary's garments are beautifully painted, so is the poise of her head, and all the details of the picture except the figure of the child.
- Ignoring the blades that shot out from the loose folds of Mairgeth's shirt, he shifted his gaze back to Tye.
- The underskirt should also fall in soft folds, but since only part of it is seen, you can use a sheet with a lower thread count.
Synonyms pleat, gather, ruffle, bunch, turn, folded portion, double thickness, overlap, layer crease, knife-edge wrinkle, crinkle, pucker, furrow - 1.1 An area of skin that sags or hangs loosely.
Example sentencesExamples - Skin discoloration is common in areas of the body that are covered by folds of skin or tight clothing.
- He had a smile on his face that turned his eyes into tiny glimmers amid the folds of his skin.
- They have been completed to the finest detail - from the curving jaws to the tiniest folds of the skin or even the glint in the eyes.
- They are attracted to areas where the skin is thinner: folds around the ankles, backs of knees, waist, and underarms.
- Along her arms were folds of skin which were actually folded fins along with webbed hands.
- It was in form more like a wolf, with bloated, powerful muscles covered in brown folds of skin.
- However patches can occur on the face or other parts of the body, especially folds of the skin.
- I pulled them out and the folds of skin fit back together almost seamlessly.
- The other was comically fat, with folds of dead yellow skin hanging in a halo around his massive neck.
- She ran up to Cathal and wrapped her arms around his neck, practically burying her head in the folds of skin on his neck.
- Others have the gaunt, skull-like features and folds of skin you will have seen from television pictures of previous famines.
- It was eyeless and had no ears, the folds of its skin creating the effect that its hide would fall from its bones at a moment's notice.
- This is characterised by areas of skin in folds or creases, becoming dry with large smooth red patches.
- Nails grow out of deep folds in the skin of the fingers and toes.
- They may be present at birth or caused by ingrown hairs in the folds of the skin.
- Males have bushy white tails and folds of brilliant blue skin on their faces.
- But scales are folds in skin; feathers are complex structures with a barb, barbules and hooks.
- Their beady yellow eyes were buried in folds of jaundiced skin that swam and bubbled from the heat.
- The rough folds of skin at the corners of the familiar eyes became taut and she grimaced in pitiful disgust.
- His face was so thick with sorrow it seemed to hang in the folds of the skin.
2British A slight hill or hollow in the ground. the house lay in a fold of the hills Example sentencesExamples - Perhaps it would be better instead to find a nice hidden fold in the hills on which to site a small, unobtrusive nuclear power station.
- The topography is majestically varied, spreading in hills and folds into infinity.
- It lies in a fold in the hill east of St Helena and had been developed as a vineyard and winery in the 1880s by the Swiss-Italian family of Anton Rosi.
- Trudging up the glen, one comes gradually upon a little limewashed house clinging to a fold in the hills.
- Just a mile from the M62, the secluded Piethorne Valley is hidden from view in the lower folds of high Pennine moors.
- When I reached the last little fold of ground the nearest was still 200 yards away.
- It has conveniently, or not depending on your perspective, concealed itself in the fold of one of the many valleys.
- Climbing its slopes, with a twinge of excitement I spot an encampment of black tents set in the fold of a green glen.
- He stared out at the darkened folds of the valley and the fading strip of radiance at the other end.
- Forget any thoughts of serene and distant romance within the gentle folds of slow lunar hills.
- He stood still, looking out across the moonlight, his head a little raised, and his ears spread like fans, up to the great folds of the Garo hills.
- The slanting rays of the sun accentuated the folds and valleys.
- It features Roman roads, ancient burial grounds and 17th century folds.
- There is a picture, in my mind, of an impossibly long, steep path up a bleak peak rising Golgotha-like above a fold of green hills.
- This is a film about rivers, mountains, and the folds in the land that can support following and hiding.
- 2.1Geology A bend or curvature of strata.
Example sentencesExamples - Asymmetrical folds and axial planar quartz veins, isoclinal and rootless folds and boudinage of chert layers are common.
- Along the eastern margin of the nappe folds verge to the east and the cleavage fans until it dips westward.
- In the footwall of the antithetic fault, a drag fold creates an anticline which is best seen in quarry Q1.
- The Delamerian Orogen is a compressional orogen developed by westward vergent folds and thrust faults.
- In the study area, the surface geology of the foreland fold and thrust belt is dominated by the south Urals accretionary complex.
3A line or crease produced in paper or cloth as the result of folding it. Example sentencesExamples - This deserves to be on the front page - above the fold - of every newspaper in America.
- Open the paper and crease the folds back and forth to make the pages easier to form.
- In one case, printed on 21 sheets of paper, just below the horizontal fold, over to the right and at about 45 degrees are the words ‘Life Bonds’.
- Gently pull the paper so that it tightens and you can crease the folds as shown to make it lie perfectly flat.
- Kirby unfolded the paper to find a dried pink rose pressed within the fold.
- But there is a fragment - four pages - below the fold.
- Folding clothes gives a sharp crease along the fold line.
- There's an update to this piece below the fold which could make this reference even-more apt.
- Be sure to fold the paper loosely and not crease it at the folds.
- Fold the sleeves in half lengthwise to find the center and mark a line along the fold.
- Tony fingered the script nervously, aware of every bend and fold in the paper.
- The thin paper was lifted as he slid his thumb under the fold.
- The folds have worn translucent lines into the rough drawing paper.
- Small folds can be removed by slightly wetting the paper and then pressing it - with a heavy pile of books for instance.
- The waxed side of the paper made it hard to keep the folds, but we got a lot of enjoyment out of trying to make the things fly.
- She prefers bolder colors anyway, and it looks way too hard to make all those folds in the paper.
- The slide was then pressed gently between the folds of a paper towel, and the edges of the coverslip were sealed with nail varnish.
- Running above the fold on the front page of business, it read as follows.
- It turns out the Trib and the Globe both ran the story on page 1 below the fold.
- After each camper shares, each undoes a fold in the paper.
- 3.1 A piece of paper or cloth that has been folded.
a fold of paper slipped out of the diary Example sentencesExamples - Then I began to open the slippery paper out of its folds.
- The kind man untied her bonds and handed her a mass of folds of blue cloth.
- The computer paper continued to pile up in lengthy white folds.
- The man went back inside and a few minutes later returned with a fold of paper.
- Instead Sunil clenches his paper into folds, picks up his case, and gets off at Waterloo.
- Laser-printed folds of computer paper began to spill from a slot in the far wall and form a stack on the floor.
- Carefully, she opened the letter and slid the paper out of its fold.
- So I put a fold of toilet paper over the stains and soaked the paper in sodium hypochlorite.
Phrases above (or below) the fold 1Printed in the top (or bottom) half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper and so visible (or not visible) when the paper is folded. they're holding four column inches above the fold Example sentencesExamples - The Los Angeles Times ran the story on the 25th (front page below the fold) and used three microphotographs from the Science article.
- But, the former is above the fold on the front page of the NY Times.
- We also know that newspaper stories that start above the fold are more important than stories that start below the fold.
- The normally reserved New York Times published a daily transcript of the trial and kept the story on page one, above the fold, for months on end.
- Then fight to get your story on the front page, above the fold, with the big headline and a photo.
- What reporters really want is their byline on the front page above the fold.
- That piece was neatly tucked away on page 2C, below the fold.
- It ran on Page One of the Star-Tribune, above the fold.
- It's on the front page, but it's below the fold; the article is fairly short; the tone suggests this is all just another presidential photo op.
- But "The Washington Post" or "The New York Times" is not going to run a silly frivolous story above the fold.
2Positioned in the upper (or lower) half of a web page and so visible (or not visible) without scrolling down the page. click-through yield on ads below the fold is lower Example sentencesExamples - The three-column format of the home page brings more of the content "above the fold" and provides areas for images, section navigation, and news and event information.
- But there is a lot of detailed argument, which I will stick below the fold.
- So what information you put above the fold is crucial.
- While arguments about getting more links, content, and important elements "above the fold" are common, more sites are taking advantage of the entire Web page, adding useful elements to the bottom of the page.
- Placement of the subscription box should be preferably above the fold or in a pop-up.
- The rest of this post is below the fold.
- Your product should be displayed above the fold of your web page.
- Because these were screen captures, only information "above the fold" (or scroll) was visible.
- Place enough content above the fold to allow your visitor to make a decision about continuing on the site.
- Place conversion exits above the fold and at every scroll-and-a-half of screen space.
Bring one's arms together and cross them over one's chest. Example sentencesExamples - He was leaning on his arms, which were folded on top of some strange soft thing.
- ‘No it wasn't,’ the twins chimed in together, folding their arms simultaneously.
- Leaning against the edge of the desk, Nick folds his arms across his thick chest.
- ‘Apparently they're getting back together,’ I said sighing and folding my arms against my chest.
- Sulking a little, the boy folded his arms over his chest and sat with his legs crossed.
- When in the presence of a vampire, fold your arms, cross your ankles or legs and place your folded arms across your solar plexus.
- I folded my arms together in front of me and rested my head on them.
- Chrissy got up and sat down on her bed with her arms neatly folded on her lap.
- Lying there, his face turned up and arms folded neatly in his lap, was in fact Yuuhi.
- She crossed her legs and folded her arms across her chest.
Bring or hold one's hands together. Example sentencesExamples - ‘Twenty-million dollars worth,’ J.P. said, folding his hands together in satisfaction.
- His lip was trembling, his hands shaking even though they were folded in front of him.
- ‘Good, now that you are all here, I can give you the news,’ the doctor said, folding his hands together and closing his eyes.
- He asked seriously, his hands coming up to fold together high up on his chest.
- She listened intently as I told her my story, her hands folded gently in her lap.
- Raising a silent finger to his lips, he slides into his chair and folds his hands together like nothing happened.
- Aaron sat staring at his hands, which were folded in front of him, for a long time.
- His hands were folded across his chest and he was pacing behind the best.
- Her cheeks flushed bright red under her small, white cap as she nervously folded her hands- and unfolded them again.
- She folds her hands together, and gives me a serious look.
Derivatives adjective The new foldable IOL's became popular in the 1990's. Example sentencesExamples - The dolls are foldable and hence could be rearranged and postures changed quite easily, Gurumoorthy says.
- With the optional foldable front passenger seat, maximum load length can be extended to 2.70 metres.
- The little thing has four wheels and a single, foldable seat.
- As I leaned against a pillar jotting down my thoughts, a somewhat plump woman holding a foldable umbrella walked by.
Origin Old English falden, fealden, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vouwen and German falten. Rhymes behold, bold, cold, enfold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, scold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold, wold noun fəʊldfoʊld 1A pen or enclosure in a field where livestock, especially sheep, can be kept. Example sentencesExamples - They would have secured them in folds, against the bitter cold of the Palestinian winter.
- He even found that his fold of 14 Highland cattle acted as a social ice-breaker when he moved into the community.
- Small puffs of cloud lay low in the east, like a flock of sheep at daybreak, waiting for the gate of the fold to open.
- A very wise man says it is better to go after one stray sheep than stay with 99 sheep who are safe in the fold.
- And, says the girl, there's a very small lamb in the fold.
- Whaw comes from the Norse meaning ‘the enclosure near the fold where sheep are milked’.
- In contrast, they acted as if Ramsford were a lamb returning to the fold.
- Gaining the ridge above town alongside folds of snorting sheep, I was grateful for the breeze of a cloudy morning.
Synonyms enclosure, pen, paddock, pound, compound, ring, stall sty, coop Scottish parrock North American corral South African kraal in South America potrero - 1.1the fold A group or community, especially when perceived as having shared aims and values.
government whips tried to persuade the waverers back into the fold Example sentencesExamples - Stevens, an industry veteran, comes on board in time to work the company's recent McKesson Water and Naya acquisitions into the fold.
- But when we come down to driving the business and pushing performance, we bring everybody into the fold.
- Only if the other lions accept him into their fold, would Simba be released into the lion enclosure.
- Its organizers are working hard to bring new readers to the fold.
- In establishing the Roadmap, NIH purposefully intended to usher new researchers and new fields into the fold.
- He returned to the fold of Congress Party in 1996 and remained in it till he died.
- But if there were a single comic to turn the tide, and bring new readers into the fold, then Runaways would be it.
- From Madagascar and Mexico, these vines have spread their flavour to the remotest corners of Kerala enticing farmers into its fold.
- This time we felt less like lone sheep in the pasture and more welcomed to the fold.
- South Africa's readmission into the African fold has given Chicco fresh sources of inspiration.
- Once in the fold of the culture of jazz, you would find your own rhythm and feel energised, right from the start.
- Sinjun prayed fervently they'd accept her into the fold.
- Only after aging and settling down was Sultan accepted into the fold.
- The latest Golf is set by its designers to hold onto the faithful and garner a few more congregations to the fold.
- I must admit, as a confirmed stamper, I've been a bit hesitant to accept scrapbookers into the fold.
- Andy does his part to look the part by snuggling up to the newest member of his fold.
- The community accepted me into the fold immediately - how could they not?
- And a beautiful, filthy-rich Westmount student communist uses her charms to lure him into the fold.
- Angel killed Jenny, but he has been accepted back into the fold.
- But as 2004 brought back some musical exiles to the fold, so it saw its share of departures.
Synonyms community, company, group, body, mass, throng, congregation, assembly Church, church membership, brethren, parishioners, churchgoers informal flock
verb fəʊldfoʊld [with object]Shut (livestock) in a fold.
Origin Old English fald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vaalt. verbfōldfoʊld [with object]1Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another. she folded all her clothes and packed all her bags Example sentencesExamples - There's a finite number of cubes, and they don't really do anything once they're folded up and inside the body.
- With the spatula, fold one side over the strip of cheese.
- I searched the room for my cloths and found them washed and folded on a small table.
- It would be nice to fold each side over about an inch and sew it just so it doesn't fray and start to look like a rag.
- To prepare it, wash the leaves, then fold in half and cut out the tough center rib.
- A figure lay in the middle of rumpled covers, a pile of clothes carefully folded on a nearby chair.
- All of it could be folded into a compact shape and packed into a container.
- The noncoding regions always have a high potential for folding into hairpins and loops.
- It was folded up inside an envelope that was about an inch long and an inch wide, which meant it was a business letter.
- Individually they weigh about as much as a teabag, and can be folded up to approximately the size of a cornflake.
- His clothes were nicely folded on a chair in the corner of the room.
- A thick, fraying comforter was folded up on one side of the futon.
- She opened the door to see her PT gear freshly laundered and folded on top of her clean soft towel.
- Place stuffing in the centre and then fold the sides together.
- Once the art gallery exhibition closes on June 6, the quilts will be folded up and put back in their storage boxes.
- The latter region has the potential to fold into a hairpin secondary structure.
- With the help of a wooden spoon/spatula, fold the omelette in half.
- He found a piece of paper folded in half on the top shelf in his locker.
- Did this mean it was folded up and taken away at the end of the day?
- The hidden place, where expression becomes impression and the outside world folds inward, is still here.
Synonyms double, double over, double up, crease, turn under, turn up, turn over, bend, overlap - 1.1fold something in/into Mix an ingredient gently with (another ingredient), especially by lifting a mixture with a spoon so as to enclose it without stirring or beating.
fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture Example sentencesExamples - Finally, very stiffly whisked egg whites are folded into the mixture.
- Fold in sifted flour alternatively with milk - mixture should resemble whipped cream.
- In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the mixture.
- Gently fold the meringue into the creme anglaise.
- Using a large metal spoon, fold the egg white into the batter.
- Lightly whip the cream into soft peaks, then gently fold it in to achieve the required whipped consistency.
- To finish the bisque, in a medium bowl, using a rubber spatula, gently fold the whipped cream into the bisque until smooth.
- Add 1/2 cup of the heavy cream to the egg nog mixture, slowly folding it in.
- Remove bowl from the machine and gently fold in the sifted flour using a plastic spatula.
- 1.2no object (of a piece of furniture or equipment) be able to be bent or rearranged into a flatter or more compact shape, typically in order to make it easier to store or carry.
with complement the deck chair folds flat Example sentencesExamples - However, the rear seats do fold down flat, greatly increasing your luggage space.
- The way the back seats fold flat to create the boot and swivel round so you can watch an event or have a picnic would be a selling point.
- As each stall folds flat, the entire barrier can be packed up and moved by truck or trailer.
- Although the seats don't fold completely flat, space is still ample.
- The third seat folds flat, but unlike newer vehicles, doesn't disappear into the floor.
- The whole assortment is contained in a black cordura carrying case that folds into a surprisingly compact package.
- The smaller third-row seat folds flat into the floor, with the cushion sliding forward into the foot-well, and the backrest following it down.
- The third row seat folds flat into the floor - either entirely, or as a 60/40 split.
- Weighing only 26 ounces, the chair folds into a small, compact package and can be assembled or disassembled in seconds.
- Even the front passenger seat folds flat for those really long loads while the dual-opening tailgate is a useful feature.
- The front passenger seat can fold flat to act as a picnic table or worktop.
- The third row bench folds absolutely flat, but needs some muscle to raise and lower.
- The back of the passenger seat folds flat to provide a useful work surface.
- The second row comes either with a bench or captain's chairs, while the third row folds flat into the floor.
- When not in use, the cage/crate folds flat for easy transport and storage.
- When the ladder is not in use, most designs have a feature that allows them to fold flat against the wall to free up additional floor space.
- The equipment folds on to a lorry and the centrepiece is a half pipe that is hydraulically operated.
- 1.3 Bend or rearrange (a piece of folding furniture or equipment)
Example sentencesExamples - If more space is required, the armrests can be folded up to get them out of the way.
- The usual set-up of tables was gone, leaving the area blank; the tables were folded up and shoved to the various walls.
- You, Tony, have got to be willing to sweep the floor and fold the chairs.
- Soccer moms would love it; so would the kids, fold the huge rear seats down, and kids can almost play soccer inside the vehicle.
- Without showing any signs of difficulty, she folded the chair using only one hand, and walked off.
- With all the back seats used, luggage room is still a class leading 430-litres, and fold the seats away and there is 1,300-litres.
- While breakfast was arriving, the tents were carefully folded up and placed into their carrying bags.
- When all seats are folded, the vehicle provides more than 90 cubic feet of cargo space.
- Three seats are folded back to facilitate a wheelchair.
- When not in use, the fishing apparatus is folded back along the second dorsal spine and tucked safely away.
- Both mirrors can also be folded flat when passing space is at a premium.
- Reese had folded the seats down and laid crisp clean blankets down on them and had propped pillows up so Genesis could rest.
- You can swiftly restore this area to its primitive state, of course, by folding the seats aside and reversing the rug.
- He folds his chair and, chin high, marches across the street to a military tune that haunts his mind.
- He nodded and reached back into the plane to fold his seat forward and grabbed their bags.
- Once he was standing, he folded the chair up, and leaned it against the wall between the bed and the desk.
- The seats are folded down, and if I lie diagonally, I can almost stretch out fully.
- When you fold the seats, the Tourer is even more spacious than the Swedish pair.
- A longer load can be accommodated by folding the passenger seat.
- The seats are set higher and the rear ones have a slide adjustment and can also be folded flat into the floor.
- 1.4fold outno object Be able to be opened out; unfold.
Example sentencesExamples - I'm excited too, because it means I get to buy lots of cool stuff that folds out.
- The main door popped open and the stairs folded out.
- It is made in sections, with pre-formed grooves, and folds out to low coffee-table height - ideal for picnics.
- The plastic marvel even had a sort of visor that folded out to keep the drops off Marge's thick bifocals.
- The Screen Machine folds out like a clever bit of metal origami.
- I liked the nicely designed menu, which folds out into a triangular shape.
- The result of their work was a calendar, which will come in a CD box and can be folded out to sit on a desk, or table.
- On the courtyard side, full-height panels made of perforated aluminium fold out crisply like a concertina to open up the house.
- The steel frame and the scrim it supports are folded out at the base and extended around the open edges of the piazza as a canopy.
- The sofa folds out into a bed - which is fully made and fairly comfortable.
- 1.5Geology Cause (rock strata) to undergo bending or curvature.
a more active period of igneous activity caused intense folding Example sentencesExamples - Even the youngest Triassic rocks are strongly folded, in places by isoclinal, recumbent folds.
- These units have been strongly folded and thrust during the Miocene.
- Cross-cutting dykes are folded, partly transposed or boudinaged in the gneissose foliation.
- The Mesozoic layers, probably SW-tilted after the Mesozoic extension, were also folded.
- In the outcrop, this is a low-dipping cleavage folded by open steep folds.
2with adverbial Cover or wrap something in (a soft or flexible material) a plastic bag was folded around the book Example sentencesExamples - Fortunately, the full lengths were not cut down, but were shortened by folding the unwanted canvas over a shorter stretcher.
- Ten slips of paper were folded into a plastic bag, and they drew lots.
- The paper was successively folded over or covered so that each participant could not see what his or her predecessor had done.
- Finish by folding the overhanging pasta on top and level terrine with an additional layer of pasta.
- A plastic sheet was folded on top, enclosing me in a warm, slightly scratchy cocoon.
- These slipcovers often involve folding the slipcover material around the cushions and securing it with ties.
- Season and fold the rice paper to enclose the cod, transfer to a parchment lined sheet pan and set aside.
- A flat strip of ‘soft’ iron is folded in half around a mandrel to create the socket.
- 2.1 Hold or clasp (someone) closely in one's arms with passion or deep affection.
Bob folded her in his arms and kissed her Example sentencesExamples - She laughed and hugged him, folding him in her wings for a second.
- He walks over to you and folds you gently into his arms.
- Alexander folded her into his arms and gently stroked her sun golden hair.
- Jess walked over and let herself be folded into a comforting embrace, lifted up until she was seated securely on his lap.
- Bending his head, he pressed his lips gently against her own, folding her in his embrace before she could shy away.
- He went to his new bride and, kneeling on the floor next to her chair, folded her into his embrace.
- Irene finally found the concern that she was looking for when Griffin folded her into a hug.
- Kyle folds her into his arms, and though she struggles to sit up, to raise her head, he holds her on her back like she's a newborn.
- He folded me in his arms and I stayed there with my arms closed.
- She was at least half a head taller than Rhyll, and folded him in a huge embrace, lifting him off the ground.
- Trent came up behind Ally and folded her into his arms.
- He folded her in a painful embrace and held onto her as if he was hanging on for sweet life itself.
- Lyn folds Steph up in her bingo wings and says ‘Oh sweetheart, good heavens, what's happened?’
- He says nothing, and I chuckle, folding him into my arms and pulling the covers up over both of us.
- It was Isobel, who rushed towards her and folded her into her arms.
- As soon as we could free her wrists and ankles, she sat up and I folded her into the biggest hug I could muster.
- He whispered when he reached her, folding her in his arms.
- One wing tip caressed Yuki's hair, then folded her into a tight embrace.
- He folded her into his arms, forgetting that he knew her arms were a great treachery.
- Mark folded me into his arms, but didn't say a word.
Synonyms enfold, wrap, wrap up, envelop
3informal no object (of an enterprise or organization) cease operating as a result of financial problems or a lack of support. the club folded earlier this year Example sentencesExamples - Many ASPs have folded in the past 18 months, a trend that's sure to continue.
- By 1835 the regime had imposed stricter censorship than the Restoration and the republican clubs folded.
- What good was a rewards program if it folded in a year?
- Major league baseball is ‘paying the owner of Montreal and the owner of Florida to fold their teams’.
- However, the project folded because the instrument was too expensive for commercialization.
- Andrew, who has been a City season ticket holder for 13 years, said it would be catastrophic if the club folded.
- Club directors stunned fans last Tuesday by announcing that the club had folded, and that the company had ceased trading.
- These days, it seems as if most e-commerce news focuses on which sites are folding, who's being bought and which top executives are stepping down.
- This meeting was arranged following the sensational declaration by chairman John Stabler that the club had folded as of Tuesday night.
- The company folded in 1892 and the ensuing financial collapse reverberated through the French Empire for more than a decade.
- His business folded in less than a year, as the Egyptians just didn't understand the concept.
- The price of shares will plunge to zero and, shorn of its source of capital, the enterprise is forced to fold.
- The government would cut all the funding to NASA, and the organization would fold.
- Remove that component and the whole enterprise could fold, denying a further service to the community.
- If it was allowed to fold these women would lose a lifeline and this would put a greater burden on other statutory services.
- It looks set to outlast the previous such establishment which folded a couple of years ago, apparently due to lack of interest.
- It folded earlier this month, with the loss of 65 jobs.
- What might shareholders, bankers, and staff lose financially if the firm folded?
- Among his methods was pointing to a map in which red dots represented clubs that had folded.
- But the club folded when the landlord of The Ship Inn retired and the pub subsequently closed.
Synonyms fail, collapse, crash, founder, be ruined, cave in - 3.1 (especially of a sports player or team) suddenly stop performing well or effectively.
he folded in the second round Example sentencesExamples - I was surprised by how quickly the Dublin team folded and threw in the towel once Dara Ó Cinnéide scored his goal.
- ‘Those other teams would always fold one way or the other; you could count on it,’ says one SEC assistant coach.
- The Oilers had some success with it, sure, but they always folded in the playoffs.
- Weaker teams would have folded after the trauma of their captain's banishment.
- He's as calm under pressure as any other player on this roster and won't fold in the pressure-cooker of the World Cup.
- The team is folding under pressure, and coach Pat Riley is getting angry.
- They've been there, they've done it, they rarely fold under psychological pressure.
- But, I was surprised when the Lankan team folded up under two sessions in the second innings of this Test.
- Not so long ago, a GB team would have folded when the Aussies hit back with a couple of tries but they showed immense character - it was great to see.
- In the past, especially in big games, Stewart has folded when given the team's lead role.
- On a day when the boo birds were out and the team could have folded, Brooks sparked an important victory.
- Their bargain-bin lineup has a Triple-A whiff to it, and they could easily fold in the second half, like they did last season.
- Fermanagh teams would fold when the finishing line was in sight, they wouldn't be able to cross it.
- Then, this summer, our adopted Italian team folded with debts in the region of £100 million and the entire squad was put up for sale.
- They couldn't hold it, but a statement was made - Parcells' team wouldn't fold.
- After the last player folded and the game broke up, whatever civility the two sides had mustered quickly evaporated.
- The team could easily have folded; they had an automatic crutch.
- Experienced, disciplined teams can frustrate the Tigers, who can fold under pressure.
- Teams so often fold up facing a mountainous task like the one before Australia.
- I remember the good ole days when Laura would totally fold under the pressure.
- 3.2 (of a poker player) drop out of a hand.
an unerring knack for knowing when to fold and when to stay in Example sentencesExamples - When folding you permanently drop out of the betting and sacrifice any money you have already put into the pot during that deal.
- I bet, get raised, and we end up capping it with the other player folding.
- One player folds, and Ness is left to deal with the man who has the biggest stack at the table.
- A player folds by discarding her hand immediately face down on the table.
- Weak players fold to these bets much more than they should.
nounfōldfoʊld 1A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth. the fabric fell in soft folds Example sentencesExamples - Nodding, I stood, letting the robe fall in soft folds around my body.
- He skipped off the gunrest and looked gravely at his watcher, gathering about his legs the loose folds of his gown.
- The underskirt should also fall in soft folds, but since only part of it is seen, you can use a sheet with a lower thread count.
- The folds of Mary's garments are beautifully painted, so is the poise of her head, and all the details of the picture except the figure of the child.
- Ignoring the blades that shot out from the loose folds of Mairgeth's shirt, he shifted his gaze back to Tye.
- At the painting's optical center is a large, round table draped with folds of brilliant white cloth.
- Beneath the tough outer casing and linear silhouettes are a feast of soft frills and folds.
- You might even want to throw in some fancier accordion pleats or other folds to make your shapes come to life.
- And over the magnificent, inspiring crowd there floated the green flag, waving its folds in the gentle breeze of the new-born day.
- Dresses were strewn across the bed and draped carefully over the trunks, the soft folds inviting Gwin's caress.
- The sleeves were were very loose and had intricate folds in them, except where they tightened into a cuff at the wrist.
- The lady's undergarment, a fine white chemise, is gathered in soft folds with a black bow.
- He pulls back his bow to the limit, at the same time the prince takes a small box out of the folds of his garment.
- The rogue member of the Shadow Spirit clan chased after her, throwing a knife from one of the folds in his loose clothing.
- A figure standing at the edge of the camp started towards him, a mass of fluttering gray folds of cloth that matched the somber sky.
- This is a long outer garment with loose folds and a head covering.
- Nosha caught it and the folds of cloth fell open to show Nia whimpering.
- Generally they consist of very simple linear designs, characterized by Gothic loops and hooks in the folds of the garments.
- His skin was jet black and gleamed like polished ebony, and he wore swathes of a fine dark grey cloth draped over his body in loose folds.
- A pale hand extended from between the dark folds of his loose robe, and Cassari's fingers brushed against his as they politely shook hands.
Synonyms pleat, gather, ruffle, bunch, turn, folded portion, double thickness, overlap, layer - 1.1 An area of skin that sags or hangs loosely.
Example sentencesExamples - I pulled them out and the folds of skin fit back together almost seamlessly.
- Males have bushy white tails and folds of brilliant blue skin on their faces.
- He had a smile on his face that turned his eyes into tiny glimmers amid the folds of his skin.
- The other was comically fat, with folds of dead yellow skin hanging in a halo around his massive neck.
- Along her arms were folds of skin which were actually folded fins along with webbed hands.
- This is characterised by areas of skin in folds or creases, becoming dry with large smooth red patches.
- Nails grow out of deep folds in the skin of the fingers and toes.
- They have been completed to the finest detail - from the curving jaws to the tiniest folds of the skin or even the glint in the eyes.
- Skin discoloration is common in areas of the body that are covered by folds of skin or tight clothing.
- She ran up to Cathal and wrapped her arms around his neck, practically burying her head in the folds of skin on his neck.
- However patches can occur on the face or other parts of the body, especially folds of the skin.
- They may be present at birth or caused by ingrown hairs in the folds of the skin.
- They are attracted to areas where the skin is thinner: folds around the ankles, backs of knees, waist, and underarms.
- But scales are folds in skin; feathers are complex structures with a barb, barbules and hooks.
- It was in form more like a wolf, with bloated, powerful muscles covered in brown folds of skin.
- His face was so thick with sorrow it seemed to hang in the folds of the skin.
- Their beady yellow eyes were buried in folds of jaundiced skin that swam and bubbled from the heat.
- It was eyeless and had no ears, the folds of its skin creating the effect that its hide would fall from its bones at a moment's notice.
- Others have the gaunt, skull-like features and folds of skin you will have seen from television pictures of previous famines.
- The rough folds of skin at the corners of the familiar eyes became taut and she grimaced in pitiful disgust.
2British An undulation or gentle curve of the ground; a slight hill or hollow. the house lay in a fold of the hills Example sentencesExamples - It lies in a fold in the hill east of St Helena and had been developed as a vineyard and winery in the 1880s by the Swiss-Italian family of Anton Rosi.
- He stared out at the darkened folds of the valley and the fading strip of radiance at the other end.
- This is a film about rivers, mountains, and the folds in the land that can support following and hiding.
- The topography is majestically varied, spreading in hills and folds into infinity.
- Trudging up the glen, one comes gradually upon a little limewashed house clinging to a fold in the hills.
- When I reached the last little fold of ground the nearest was still 200 yards away.
- There is a picture, in my mind, of an impossibly long, steep path up a bleak peak rising Golgotha-like above a fold of green hills.
- The slanting rays of the sun accentuated the folds and valleys.
- Forget any thoughts of serene and distant romance within the gentle folds of slow lunar hills.
- It has conveniently, or not depending on your perspective, concealed itself in the fold of one of the many valleys.
- Just a mile from the M62, the secluded Piethorne Valley is hidden from view in the lower folds of high Pennine moors.
- It features Roman roads, ancient burial grounds and 17th century folds.
- He stood still, looking out across the moonlight, his head a little raised, and his ears spread like fans, up to the great folds of the Garo hills.
- Perhaps it would be better instead to find a nice hidden fold in the hills on which to site a small, unobtrusive nuclear power station.
- Climbing its slopes, with a twinge of excitement I spot an encampment of black tents set in the fold of a green glen.
- 2.1Geology A bend or curvature of strata.
Example sentencesExamples - Along the eastern margin of the nappe folds verge to the east and the cleavage fans until it dips westward.
- The Delamerian Orogen is a compressional orogen developed by westward vergent folds and thrust faults.
- In the footwall of the antithetic fault, a drag fold creates an anticline which is best seen in quarry Q1.
- Asymmetrical folds and axial planar quartz veins, isoclinal and rootless folds and boudinage of chert layers are common.
- In the study area, the surface geology of the foreland fold and thrust belt is dominated by the south Urals accretionary complex.
3A line or crease produced in paper or cloth as the result of folding it. Example sentencesExamples - There's an update to this piece below the fold which could make this reference even-more apt.
- This deserves to be on the front page - above the fold - of every newspaper in America.
- Small folds can be removed by slightly wetting the paper and then pressing it - with a heavy pile of books for instance.
- The folds have worn translucent lines into the rough drawing paper.
- She prefers bolder colors anyway, and it looks way too hard to make all those folds in the paper.
- Tony fingered the script nervously, aware of every bend and fold in the paper.
- Be sure to fold the paper loosely and not crease it at the folds.
- It turns out the Trib and the Globe both ran the story on page 1 below the fold.
- Folding clothes gives a sharp crease along the fold line.
- Fold the sleeves in half lengthwise to find the center and mark a line along the fold.
- Gently pull the paper so that it tightens and you can crease the folds as shown to make it lie perfectly flat.
- After each camper shares, each undoes a fold in the paper.
- The slide was then pressed gently between the folds of a paper towel, and the edges of the coverslip were sealed with nail varnish.
- In one case, printed on 21 sheets of paper, just below the horizontal fold, over to the right and at about 45 degrees are the words ‘Life Bonds’.
- Open the paper and crease the folds back and forth to make the pages easier to form.
- The thin paper was lifted as he slid his thumb under the fold.
- Kirby unfolded the paper to find a dried pink rose pressed within the fold.
- The waxed side of the paper made it hard to keep the folds, but we got a lot of enjoyment out of trying to make the things fly.
- Running above the fold on the front page of business, it read as follows.
- But there is a fragment - four pages - below the fold.
- 3.1 A piece of paper or cloth that has been folded.
a fold of paper slipped out of the diary Example sentencesExamples - Then I began to open the slippery paper out of its folds.
- So I put a fold of toilet paper over the stains and soaked the paper in sodium hypochlorite.
- The man went back inside and a few minutes later returned with a fold of paper.
- Instead Sunil clenches his paper into folds, picks up his case, and gets off at Waterloo.
- The computer paper continued to pile up in lengthy white folds.
- The kind man untied her bonds and handed her a mass of folds of blue cloth.
- Laser-printed folds of computer paper began to spill from a slot in the far wall and form a stack on the floor.
- Carefully, she opened the letter and slid the paper out of its fold.
Phrases above (or below) the fold 1Printed in the top (or bottom) half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper and so visible (or not visible) when the paper is folded. they're holding four column inches above the fold Example sentencesExamples - The Los Angeles Times ran the story on the 25th (front page below the fold) and used three microphotographs from the Science article.
- But "The Washington Post" or "The New York Times" is not going to run a silly frivolous story above the fold.
- Then fight to get your story on the front page, above the fold, with the big headline and a photo.
- What reporters really want is their byline on the front page above the fold.
- It ran on Page One of the Star-Tribune, above the fold.
- That piece was neatly tucked away on page 2C, below the fold.
- The normally reserved New York Times published a daily transcript of the trial and kept the story on page one, above the fold, for months on end.
- It's on the front page, but it's below the fold; the article is fairly short; the tone suggests this is all just another presidential photo op.
- But, the former is above the fold on the front page of the NY Times.
- We also know that newspaper stories that start above the fold are more important than stories that start below the fold.
2Positioned in the upper (or lower) half of a web page and so visible (or not visible) without scrolling down the page. click-through yield on ads below the fold is lower Example sentencesExamples - Your product should be displayed above the fold of your web page.
- The rest of this post is below the fold.
- Placement of the subscription box should be preferably above the fold or in a pop-up.
- Because these were screen captures, only information "above the fold" (or scroll) was visible.
- The three-column format of the home page brings more of the content "above the fold" and provides areas for images, section navigation, and news and event information.
- So what information you put above the fold is crucial.
- But there is a lot of detailed argument, which I will stick below the fold.
- While arguments about getting more links, content, and important elements "above the fold" are common, more sites are taking advantage of the entire Web page, adding useful elements to the bottom of the page.
- Place conversion exits above the fold and at every scroll-and-a-half of screen space.
- Place enough content above the fold to allow your visitor to make a decision about continuing on the site.
Bring one's arms together and cross them over one's chest. Example sentencesExamples - Sulking a little, the boy folded his arms over his chest and sat with his legs crossed.
- ‘No it wasn't,’ the twins chimed in together, folding their arms simultaneously.
- Chrissy got up and sat down on her bed with her arms neatly folded on her lap.
- Leaning against the edge of the desk, Nick folds his arms across his thick chest.
- ‘Apparently they're getting back together,’ I said sighing and folding my arms against my chest.
- I folded my arms together in front of me and rested my head on them.
- She crossed her legs and folded her arms across her chest.
- When in the presence of a vampire, fold your arms, cross your ankles or legs and place your folded arms across your solar plexus.
- He was leaning on his arms, which were folded on top of some strange soft thing.
- Lying there, his face turned up and arms folded neatly in his lap, was in fact Yuuhi.
Bring or hold one's hands together. Example sentencesExamples - Raising a silent finger to his lips, he slides into his chair and folds his hands together like nothing happened.
- Aaron sat staring at his hands, which were folded in front of him, for a long time.
- ‘Twenty-million dollars worth,’ J.P. said, folding his hands together in satisfaction.
- His lip was trembling, his hands shaking even though they were folded in front of him.
- He asked seriously, his hands coming up to fold together high up on his chest.
- ‘Good, now that you are all here, I can give you the news,’ the doctor said, folding his hands together and closing his eyes.
- She listened intently as I told her my story, her hands folded gently in her lap.
- Her cheeks flushed bright red under her small, white cap as she nervously folded her hands- and unfolded them again.
- His hands were folded across his chest and he was pacing behind the best.
- She folds her hands together, and gives me a serious look.
Origin Old English falden, fealden, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vouwen and German falten. nounfoʊldfōld 1A pen or enclosure in a field where livestock, especially sheep, can be kept. Example sentencesExamples - Gaining the ridge above town alongside folds of snorting sheep, I was grateful for the breeze of a cloudy morning.
- A very wise man says it is better to go after one stray sheep than stay with 99 sheep who are safe in the fold.
- Small puffs of cloud lay low in the east, like a flock of sheep at daybreak, waiting for the gate of the fold to open.
- They would have secured them in folds, against the bitter cold of the Palestinian winter.
- In contrast, they acted as if Ramsford were a lamb returning to the fold.
- Whaw comes from the Norse meaning ‘the enclosure near the fold where sheep are milked’.
- He even found that his fold of 14 Highland cattle acted as a social ice-breaker when he moved into the community.
- And, says the girl, there's a very small lamb in the fold.
Synonyms enclosure, pen, paddock, pound, compound, ring, stall - 1.1the fold A group or community, especially when perceived as the locus of a particular set of aims and values.
he's performing a ritual to be accepted into the fold Example sentencesExamples - But if there were a single comic to turn the tide, and bring new readers into the fold, then Runaways would be it.
- I must admit, as a confirmed stamper, I've been a bit hesitant to accept scrapbookers into the fold.
- Its organizers are working hard to bring new readers to the fold.
- The community accepted me into the fold immediately - how could they not?
- In establishing the Roadmap, NIH purposefully intended to usher new researchers and new fields into the fold.
- He returned to the fold of Congress Party in 1996 and remained in it till he died.
- Angel killed Jenny, but he has been accepted back into the fold.
- The latest Golf is set by its designers to hold onto the faithful and garner a few more congregations to the fold.
- Only after aging and settling down was Sultan accepted into the fold.
- South Africa's readmission into the African fold has given Chicco fresh sources of inspiration.
- From Madagascar and Mexico, these vines have spread their flavour to the remotest corners of Kerala enticing farmers into its fold.
- Stevens, an industry veteran, comes on board in time to work the company's recent McKesson Water and Naya acquisitions into the fold.
- This time we felt less like lone sheep in the pasture and more welcomed to the fold.
- Once in the fold of the culture of jazz, you would find your own rhythm and feel energised, right from the start.
- But as 2004 brought back some musical exiles to the fold, so it saw its share of departures.
- Andy does his part to look the part by snuggling up to the newest member of his fold.
- Sinjun prayed fervently they'd accept her into the fold.
- And a beautiful, filthy-rich Westmount student communist uses her charms to lure him into the fold.
- But when we come down to driving the business and pushing performance, we bring everybody into the fold.
- Only if the other lions accept him into their fold, would Simba be released into the lion enclosure.
Synonyms community, company, group, body, mass, throng, congregation, assembly
verbfoʊldfōld [with object]Shut (livestock) in a fold.
Origin Old English fald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vaalt. |