fold

Meanings

• an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • "a fold in the napkin"
• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
• a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
• a group of sheep or goats
• a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
• a pen for sheep
• the act of folding
  • "he gave the napkins a double fold"
• bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  • "fold up the newspaper"
• incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
  • "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
• cease to operate or cause to cease operating
• confine in a fold, like sheep
• become folded or folded up
  • "The bed folds in a jiffy"

Synonyms

bend, close, close down, close up, congregation, crease, crimp, faithful, flexure, flock, fold up, folding, pen up, plica, plication, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold, shut down, turn up