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fold1 verb (folded, folding) 1 (also fold something over, back, up, etc) to double it over so that one part lies on top of another. 2 intrans (also fold away) to be able to be folded, or closed up so that it takes up less space, usually making it flat • The chair folds away for storage. 3 said of an insect, etc: to bring in (wings) close to its body. 4 (often fold something up) to arrange (clothes, etc) tidily for storage by laying them flat and doubling each piece of clothing over on itself • folded the jumpers up and put them in the drawer. 5 intrans said of flower petals: to close. 6 to clasp someone in one's arms, etc. 7 (also fold up) colloq said of a business, etc: to collapse; to fail • The shop folded after 1 year. noun 1 a doubling of one layer over another. 2 a rounded or sharp bend made by this, particularly the inside part of it; a crease. 3 a hollow in the landscape. 4 geol a buckling, bending or contortion of stratified rocks as a result of movements of the Earth's crust, the most common types of which are arch-shaped (anticlines) and trough-shaped (synclines). foldable adj. foldaway adj referring to something that can be folded and put away. fold one's arms to cross over and intertwine (one's arms) across one's chest.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon faldan to fold.
fold something in cookery to add and stir (an ingredient) gently into a mixture with an action like folding. |
fold1 verb (folded, folding) 1 (also fold something over, back, up, etc) to double it over so that one part lies on top of another. 2 intrans (also fold away) to be able to be folded, or closed up so that it takes up less space, usually making it flat • The chair folds away for storage. 3 said of an insect, etc: to bring in (wings) close to its body. 4 (often fold something up) to arrange (clothes, etc) tidily for storage by laying them flat and doubling each piece of clothing over on itself • folded the jumpers up and put them in the drawer. 5 intrans said of flower petals: to close. 6 to clasp someone in one's arms, etc. 7 (also fold up) colloq said of a business, etc: to collapse; to fail • The shop folded after 1 year. noun 1 a doubling of one layer over another. 2 a rounded or sharp bend made by this, particularly the inside part of it; a crease. 3 a hollow in the landscape. 4 geol a buckling, bending or contortion of stratified rocks as a result of movements of the Earth's crust, the most common types of which are arch-shaped (anticlines) and trough-shaped (synclines). foldable adj. foldaway adj referring to something that can be folded and put away. fold one's arms to cross over and intertwine (one's arms) across one's chest.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon faldan to fold.
fold something in cookery to add and stir (an ingredient) gently into a mixture with an action like folding. |
fold1 verb (folded, folding) 1 (also fold something over, back, up, etc) to double it over so that one part lies on top of another. 2 intrans (also fold away) to be able to be folded, or closed up so that it takes up less space, usually making it flat • The chair folds away for storage. 3 said of an insect, etc: to bring in (wings) close to its body. 4 (often fold something up) to arrange (clothes, etc) tidily for storage by laying them flat and doubling each piece of clothing over on itself • folded the jumpers up and put them in the drawer. 5 intrans said of flower petals: to close. 6 to clasp someone in one's arms, etc. 7 (also fold up) colloq said of a business, etc: to collapse; to fail • The shop folded after 1 year. noun 1 a doubling of one layer over another. 2 a rounded or sharp bend made by this, particularly the inside part of it; a crease. 3 a hollow in the landscape. 4 geol a buckling, bending or contortion of stratified rocks as a result of movements of the Earth's crust, the most common types of which are arch-shaped (anticlines) and trough-shaped (synclines). foldable adj. foldaway adj referring to something that can be folded and put away. fold one's arms to cross over and intertwine (one's arms) across one's chest.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon faldan to fold.
fold something in cookery to add and stir (an ingredient) gently into a mixture with an action like folding. |
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