fold

nouns

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"

bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

congregation, faithful, fold

a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

fold, folding

a group of sheep or goats

flock, fold

a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

fold, plica

a pen for sheep

fold, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold

the act of folding

"he gave the napkins a double fold"

fold, folding

bend or lay so that one part covers the other

"fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

fold, fold up, turn up

is derived from

is derived from

antonym

incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

"Fold the egg whites into the batter"

fold

is a type of (narrower)

make into a whole or make part of a whole

"She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

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"

close, close down, close up, fold, shut down

confine in a fold, like sheep

fold, pen up

become folded or folded up

"The bed folds in a jiffy"

fold, fold up