fold

B1
Pronunciation
/fəʊld/
/foʊld/
Noun
16 definition(s)
1 Definition

An act of folding.

Synonyms
bending creasing
Example Sentences
  • After two reraises in quick succession, John realised his best option was probably a fold.
2 Definition

A bend or crease.

Synonyms
bend crease
3 Definition

Any correct move in origami.

4 Definition

(newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.

5 Definition

(by extension) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.

6 Definition

That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace.

7 Definition

The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.

8 Definition

In functional programming, any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.

9 Definition

A section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability.

10 Definition

A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.

Synonyms
enclosure pen penfold pinfold
11 Definition

(collective) A group of sheep or goats.

Synonyms
flock
12 Definition

Home, family.

Synonyms
family home
13 Definition

A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.

Synonyms
congregation flock
14 Definition

A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.

Synonyms
cohort
15 Definition

A boundary or limit.

16 Definition

The Earth; earth; land, country.

Verb
13 definition(s)
1 Definition

To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

2 Definition

To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

Example Sentences
  • If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.
3 Definition

To become folded; to form folds.

Example Sentences
  • Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.
4 Definition

To fall over; to be crushed.

Example Sentences
  • The chair folded under his enormous weight.
5 Definition

To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).

6 Definition

To give way on a point or in an argument.

7 Definition

To withdraw from betting.

Example Sentences
  • With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded.
8 Definition

(by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.

9 Definition

To stir gently, with a folding action.

Example Sentences
  • Fold the egg whites into the batter.
10 Definition

Of a company, to cease to trade.

Example Sentences
  • The company folded after six quarters of negative growth.
11 Definition

To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.

Example Sentences
  • He folded his arms in defiance.
12 Definition

To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

13 Definition

To confine animals in a fold.