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fold

noun

1 fold

An angular or rounded shape made by folding:
— A fold in the napkin.

synonyms: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, plication.

Roget 244: angularity, angularness; aduncity; angle, cusp, bend; fold etc. 258; notch etc. 257; fork, bifurcation.    ... show more

Roget 752: prison, prison house; jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell; stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, ... show more

Roget 258: fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease; tuck, gather; flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, ... show more

Roget 232: inclosure, envelope; case etc. (receptacle) 191; wrapper; girdle etc. 230.    pen, fold; pen fold, in fold, ... show more

Roget 91: bisection, bipartition; dichotomy, subdichotomy; halving etc. v.; dimidiation.    bifurcation, forking, branching, ramification, divarication; fork, ... show more

Dutch: kreukel, vouw, plooi, soufflé
Polish: zagięcie, przegięcie, zgięcie, załamanie

2 fold

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

synonyms: congregation, faithful.

Roget 997: laity, flock, fold, congregation, assembly, brethren, people; society [U.S.].    temporality, secularization.    layman, civilian; parishioner, catechumen; ... show more

Dutch: kudde, congregatie, kerkvolk
Polish: kongregacja

3 fold

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

synonym: folding.

4 fold

A group of sheep or goats.

synonym: flock.

Dutch: kudde
Polish: kierdel

5 fold

A folded part (as in skin or muscle).

synonym: plica.

Dutch: huidplooi, plooi
Polish: fałd, fałda

6 fold

A pen for sheep.

synonyms: sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold.

Dutch: schaapskooi, schaapsstal, schapenstal, schapestal
Polish: owczarnia

7 fold

The act of folding:
— He gave the napkins a double fold.

synonym: folding.

verb

1 fold

Bend or lay so that one part covers the other:
— Fold up the newspaper.

synonyms: fold up, turn up.

Roget 258: fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, flute, ... show more

Dutch: plooien, vouwen

2 fold

Incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating.

3 fold

Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.

synonyms: close, close down, close up, shut down.

Dutch: uitzetten, afsluiten, lamleggen, platgooien, platleggen, platliggen, stilleggen, stilliggen

4 fold

Confine in a fold, like sheep.

synonym: pen up.

5 fold

Become folded or folded up:
— The bed folds in a jiffy.

synonym: fold up.

Dutch: zich gewonnen geven


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