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fold

/foʊld/noun, verb1 syllable

Fold means: an angular or rounded shape made by folding.

Synonyms for fold35

noun, as in an angular or rounded shape made by folding

crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend

noun, as in a pen for sheep

sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote

noun, as in a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

congregation, faithful

noun, as in a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

folding

noun, as in a group of sheep or goats

flock

noun, as in a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

plica

noun, as in the act of folding

folding

verb, as in cease to operate or cause to cease operating

close up, close, shut down, close down

verb, as in bend or lay so that one part covers the other

fold up, turn up

verb, as in confine in a fold, like sheep

pen up

verb, as in become folded or folded up

fold up

also used for fold

buckle, cave, cave in, crumple, fall over, concede, give in, give way, yield, bending, creasing, ply, enclosure, pen, penfold

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Opposites of fold

unfold

What does fold mean?12

noun

1

an angular or rounded shape made by folding“a fold in the napkin”

2

a pen for sheep

3

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

4

a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

5

a group of sheep or goats

6

a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

7

the act of folding“he gave the napkins a double fold”

verb

1

cease to operate or cause to cease operating“The owners decided to move and to close the factory”

2

bend or lay so that one part covers the other“fold up the newspaper”

3

confine in a fold, like sheep

4

become folded or folded up“The bed folds in a jiffy”

5

incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating“Fold the egg whites into the batter”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fold?21

three syllables

uncontrolled
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Fold in a sentence

  • Thanks to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled three-fold.unknown
  • If you don't fold your clothes or hang them, they will be wrinkled.WestofEden
  • Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks, then fold in the sugar.mccarras
  • Happiness shared returns many-fold, sadness shared comes back halved.rbbrbb
  • You fold it, then you fold it over, then you fold it again.OsoHombre
  • You need to knead the bread, but don't forget to fold it each time.unknown
  • If a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, her wish will come true.Zifre
  • Hey, look at that girl with her arms folded.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of fold

as a noun

plural
folds

as a verb

past tense
folded
present participle
folding
third-person singular
folds
past participle
folded