Fold - Definition

n 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"
[syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp,
bend]
2: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually
attend a given church [syn: congregation, fold,
faithful]
3: a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
[syn: fold, folding]
4: a group of sheep or goats [syn: flock, fold]
5: a folded part (as in skin or muscle) [syn: fold, plica]
6: a pen for sheep [syn: fold, sheepfold, sheep pen,
sheepcote]
7: the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" [syn:
fold, folding]
v 1: bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the
newspaper"; "turn up your collar" [syn: fold, fold up,
turn up] [ant: open, spread, spread out, unfold]
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, close, fold, shut down, close down] [ant:
open, open up]
4: confine in a fold, like sheep [syn: pen up, fold]
5: become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" [syn:
fold, fold up]