Definition: the act of folding
Usage: he gave the napkins a double fold
Main entry: fold, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold
Definition: a pen for sheep
Definition: a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
Definition: a group of sheep or goats
Main entry: fold, faithful, congregation
Definition: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
Definition: a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
Main entry: flexure, fold, plication, crease, crimp, bend
Definition: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Usage: 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
Main entry: fold
Definition: incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
Usage: Fold the egg whites into the batter
Definition: become folded or folded up
Usage: The bed folds in a jiffy
Main entry: turn up, fold, fold up
Definition: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Usage: fold up the newspaper; turn up your collar
Definition: confine in a fold, like sheep
Main entry: close, close down, close up, shut down, fold
Definition: cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Usage: The owners decided to move and to close the factory; My business closes every night at 8 P.M.; close up the shop