fold
fold
foƊld
fowld
/fəʊld/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "fold"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to bend something in a way that one part of it touches or covers another
Transitive: to fold sth
to fold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The origami artist skillfully folded the paper to create a delicate swan.
āĻ…āϰāĻŋāĻ—āĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻžāϜ⧁āĻ• āĻšāĻžāρāϏ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž

to give up one's hand and forfeit any further involvement in the current hand, usually in response to another player's bet or raise, or when a player recognizes that their hand is unlikely to win
Intransitive
to fold definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Emily faced a tough decision but ultimately decided to fold, preserving her stack for future hands.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĢā§‹āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ‚āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a company, organization, etc.) to close or stop trading due to financial problems
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The restaurant had to fold when foot traffic dwindled due to changes in the neighborhood.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻĒāĻĨāϚāĻžāϰ⧀ āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to incorporate one ingredient into another by gently lifting and turning the mixture with a spatula or spoon
Transitive: to fold an ingredient into another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To ensure the soufflÊ batter maintains its lightness, fold the beaten egg whites into the base mixture using a spatula.
āϏ⧁āĻĢāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻžāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϟ⧁āϞāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϏ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāϪ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
05

āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋

to form a crease or bend
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the paper started to fold along the edges.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰ āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
06

āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāύ⧋, āĻ˜ā§‡āϰāĻž

to confine or shut livestock within a pen or enclosure
Transitive: to fold livestock
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before the storm arrived, the farmers hurried to fold their cattle and sheep into the safety of the sturdy pens.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻļ⧁ āĻ“ āϭ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ–ā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻĄāĻŧā§‹ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

an enclosure for keeping sheep

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Every morning, the lambs were counted before entering the fold.
02

a rounded or angular shape created by bending or doubling a material

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She admired the folds in the paper lanterns.
03

a group of people sharing the same religious faith and regularly attending a particular church

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Many were brought back into the fold during the revival meeting.
04

the action or process of bending or doubling something over

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She mastered the fold of origami paper quickly.
05

a ridge formed in skin, muscle, or another tissue

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Fine folds appeared around her eyes when she smiled.
06

a group of goats or sheep kept together

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The fold moved slowly across the pasture.
07

a bend or curve in a stratum of rock caused by geological forces

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The valley was shaped by a series of rock folds.
08

āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ, āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧ

a part of cloth that hangs down or bends over itself in a smooth, loose shape
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She fixed the folds of her scarf.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĢ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāρāϜ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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