Fold

Quick meaning: Fold is a verb meaning (transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

Meaning

(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
2. (transitive) To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
3. (transitive, cooking) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
4. (intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.
5. (intransitive, informal) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.
6. (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
7. (intransitive, poker) To withdraw from betting.

Example Sentences

He folded his arms in defiance.

Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.

Fold the egg whites into the batter.

The chair folded under his enormous weight.

Word Forms

• folds
• folding
• folded
• folden

Synonyms for fold

Depending on context, synonyms include bend, crease, concede, yield, buckle, cave.

Antonyms for fold

Common opposites include unfold, open, spread.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fold up, plication, bend, flexure, crease, plica.

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