fold
/ˈfəʊld/
To bend over so that it comes in contact with itself; To make the proper arrangement by bending; To draw or coil around something so as to enclose or embrace it; To stir gently, with an action as if folding over a solid
- he/she/it
- folds
- past participle
- folded
Meanings
- 1
To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself
I am folding my dress.
Tatoeba · Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fold the paper in the middle.
Tatoeba · Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending
- 3
To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it
- 4
To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid
- 5
To become folded; to form folds
- 6
To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed
- 7
To give way on a point or in an argumentrare
- 8
To withdraw from bettingrare
- 9
To withdraw or quit in generalrare
- 10
To fail, to collapse, to disbandrare