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- DictionaryFold/fōld/
verb
- 1. bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another: "she folded all her clothes and packed all her bags"
- 2. cover or wrap something in (a soft or flexible material): "a plastic bag was folded around the book"
noun
- 1. a form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth: "the fabric fell in soft folds"
- 2. an undulation or gentle curve of the ground; a slight hill or hollow: British "the house lay in a fold of the hills"
To fold is to crease or bend something over so it covers part of itself. Before you put your clean sheets and towels away in the closet, you should probably fold them. Some people drop their clothes on the floor at the end of the day, while others neatly fold theirs. You can call the crease in a folded piece of paper or pillow case a fold too ...
1. to bend or be bent double so that one part covers another: to fold a sheet of paper. 2. ( tr) to bring together and intertwine (the arms, legs, etc): she folded her hands. 3. ( tr) (of birds, insects, etc) to close (the wings) together from an extended position.
Definition of fold verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. fold. verb. /fəʊld/ Verb Forms. Idioms Phrasal Verbs. [transitive] to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part lies on top of another part. fold something First, fold the paper in half/in two. The bird folded its wings. a pile of neatly folded clothes.
to bend or wind (usually followed by about, round, etc.): to fold one's arms about a person's neck. to bring (the wings) close to the body, as a bird on alighting. to enclose; wrap ; envelop : to fold something in paper.
to make something such as a chair or table smaller or flatter by closing it or bending it together: I folded up the table and put it away. a folding chair. Opposite. unfold. fold verb (BUSINESS) If a business folds, it fails and is unable to continue: The magazine folded last year. fold your arms.
noun. a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth. a crease made by folding: He cut the paper along the fold. a hollow made by folding: to carry something in the fold of one's dress. a hollow place in undulating ground: a fold of the mountains.
fold. verb. /foʊld/ Verb Forms. [transitive] to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part lies on top of another part fold something (up) He folded the map up and put it in his pocket. First, fold the paper in half/in two. fold something (back, down, over, etc.)
