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Noun fold has 5 senses
- 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"
--1 is a kind of angular shape, angularity
--1 has particulars:
- congregation, fold, faithful - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
--2 is a kind of social group
--2 is a member of denomination
--2 has particulars: flock
- fold, plica - a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle)
--3 is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
--3 has particulars:
- fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote - a pen for sheep
--4 is a kind of pen
- fold, folding - the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold"
--5 is a kind of change of shape
--5 has particulars: plication, pleating
Verb fold has 6 senses
- fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
--1 is one way to change surface
Antonyms: unfold, spread, spread out, open
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- fold - intertwine; "fold one's hands, arms, or legs"
--2 is one way to intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- fold - incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
--3 is one way to integrate, incorporate
Sample sentence:
They fold the sheets
- 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."
Sample sentence:
The business is going to fold
- pen up, fold - confine in a fold, like sheep
--5 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- fold, fold up - become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"
--6 is one way to change
Sample sentences:
The sheets didn't fold
These fabrics fold easily
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