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Meaning offoldin English

fold

uk//fɒuld//

Pluralfolds
Past Tensefolded
Participle Verbfolding
Third Person Singularfolds

Definitions

Verb
1. to stir gently; mixing ingredients
  She will fold the eggs into the mixture gently.
2. to collapse or give way; falling over
  The old chair began to fold under his weight.
3. to double over; laying together (arms, wings, etc.)
  She folded her arms across her chest.
4. to double or bring together (arms, hands, etc.)
  She began to fold her hands in her lap as she waited patiently.
5. to cover or conceal something
  The detective tried to fold the evidence to avoid suspicion.
6. to enclose or confine (animals)
  The shepherd will fold the sheep into the pen for the night.
7. to bend material over onto itself
  To fold the paper, you need to bend it over onto itself carefully.
8. to fall or collapse suddenly
  The old building began to fold under the heavy weight of the snow.
9. to enclose in folded arms; hold closely
  She gently folded her child in her arms to comfort him.
10. to yield or give in; concede a point
  The defendant decided to fold and admit her guilt in court.
11. to withdraw from betting; quit playing
  After losing several hands, he decided to fold and leave the poker game.
12. to quit or stop participating; give up entirely
  The company will fold its operations in the country due to financial difficulties.
13. to stir gently with a folding motion; cooking
  To fold the mixture, gently stir it with a spoon.
14. to cease trading or operations
  The company will fold its business due to financial difficulties.
Noun
1. a recursive data processing function
  The programmer defined a fold function to process the data.
2. a part of something with multiple aspects; manifold
  The researcher studied the multiple fold of the protein structure.
3. an enclosure for sheep or animals
  The farmer built a fold in the hill to keep the sheep safe.
4. a fenced area of a farm or mill
  The farm had a large fold for the cattle to graze.
5. a general dwelling or enclosed space
  The fold in the valley provided shelter from the wind.
6. a group of sheep or goats in an enclosure
  The shepherd managed the fold of sheep in the nearby field.
7. a church congregation; Christian community
  The local fold of believers gathered at the church for Sunday service.
8. people with shared ideas or goals
  The community was a tight-knit fold of like-minded individuals.
9. newspaper division between top and bottom halves
  The editor carefully designed the fold of the newspaper to grab readers' attention.
10. something enveloped or enclosed; an embrace
  The couple shared a warm fold of each other's arms on the cold night.
11. a group of sheep or goats
  The shepherd carefully managed his fold of sheep on the hill.
12. a boundary or dividing line; limit
  The farmer marked a fold between the two fields to separate the crops.
13. the visible part of a web page
  The website has a fold that requires scrolling to view more content.
14. bent or curved rock layers (in geology)
  The geologist studied the fold in the rock layers to understand the earth's history.
15. a function that processes data recursively; builds up a value
  The programmer used a fold function to calculate the sum of the list.
16. a collapsible section of source code
  The developer inserted a fold in the code to hide the debugging statements.
17. a person's home or family (informal)
  The family is the core of one's fold where love and support reside.
18. a church congregation or community; Christian faith group
  The local fold of believers gathered at the church for Sunday service.

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