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fold


Definition: Meaning of, fold in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fəʊld /

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fold folded folded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
folding folds
  1. bend [transitive] to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another
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  2. smaller/neater also fold up [transitive] to fold something several times so that it makes a small neat shape [↪  unfold]
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  3. furniture etc [intransitive and transitive] if something such as a piece of furniture folds, or you fold it, you make it smaller or move it to a different position by bending it
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  4. fold your arms to bend your arms so that they rest together against your body
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  5. business also fold up [intransitive] if an organization folds, it closes because it does not have enough money to continue
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  6. cover [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to cover something, especially by wrapping it in material or putting your hand over it
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  7. fold somebody in your arms literary to hold someone closely by putting your arms around them
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fold folds
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  1. line a line made in paper or material when you fold one part of it over another
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  2. skin/material [usually plural] the folds in material, skin etc are the loose parts that hang over other parts of it
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  3. the fold the group of people that you belong to and share the same beliefs and ideas as
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  4. sheep a small area of a field surrounded by a wall or fence where sheep are kept for safety [↪  corral] [=  pen]
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  5. rock technical a bend in layers of rock, caused by underground movements in the earth
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fold used in phrases

  • bi-fold door (noun)
    1. an interior door
  • epicanthic fold (noun)
    1. a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
  • false vocal fold (noun)
    1. either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
  • inferior vocal fold (noun)
    1. either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
  • protective fold (noun)
    1. a flap of tissue that protects what it covers
  • thousand-fold (adverb)
    1. by three orders of magnitude
  • true vocal fold (noun)
    1. either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis; produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them
  • ventricular fold (noun)
    1. either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
  • vestibular fold (noun)
    1. either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization
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fold used in phrasal verbs

  • fold in (phrasal verb)
    1. fold something in/into something to use a spoon or knife to add something slowly and gently to a mixture
    2. fold something in/into something to combine things that were previously separate so they can be dealt with together
  • fold up (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to make something smaller by bending it over on itself more than once
    2. [intransitive] same as fold1 (sense 3)
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-fold


Definition: Meaning of, -fold in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fəʊld /

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  1. [in adjectives] of a particular number of kinds
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  2. [in adverbs] a particular number of times
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fold used in phrasal verbs

  • fold in (phrasal verb)
    1. fold something in/into something to use a spoon or knife to add something slowly and gently to a mixture
    2. fold something in/into something to combine things that were previously separate so they can be dealt with together
  • fold up (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to make something smaller by bending it over on itself more than once
    2. [intransitive] same as fold1 (sense 3)
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