fold

Noun

• (n.) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend (an angular or rounded shape made by folding) "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"
• (n.) congregation, fold, faithful (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
• (n.) fold, folding (a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock)
• (n.) flock, fold (a group of sheep or goats)
• (n.) fold, plica (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
• (n.) fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote (a pen for sheep)
• (n.) fold, folding (the act of folding) "he gave the napkins a double fold"

Verb

• (v.) fold, fold up, turn up (bend or lay so that one part covers the other) "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
• (v.) fold (incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating) "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
• (v.) close up, close, fold, shut down, close down (cease to operate or cause to cease operating) "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P. M."; "close up the shop"
• (v.) pen up, fold (confine in a fold, like sheep)
• (v.) fold, fold up (become folded or folded up) "The bed folds in a jiffy"