What is the meaning of fold?

noun

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

verb

• Bend or lay so that one part covers the other.
  • usage: "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
  • synonyms: fold up, turn up
• Incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating.
  • usage: "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
• 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"
  • synonyms: close up, close, shut down, close down
• Confine in a fold, like sheep.
  • synonyms: pen up
• Become folded or folded up.
  • usage: "The bed folds in a jiffy"
  • synonyms: fold up