fold

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Verb

Plain form fold

Third-person singular folds

Past tense folded

Past participle folded

Present participle folding

1. If you fold something thin such as paper, you bend it so it touches itself.

   A type of art where paper is folded to make different models is called origami.

   She folded the letter and put it into the envelope to mail it.

2. In poker, if you fold, you stop betting and withdraw.

   After three people folded, there were only two people left in the game, betting against each other.

3. If you fold on ingredient into another, you stir it gently and carefully with a folding action.

   Fold the egg whites into the batter.

Noun

Singular fold

Plural folds

A fold in rock

1. (countable) A fold is a bend or a crease.

   There was a fold down the middle of the paper.

2. (countable) A fold is a small place with a fence around it where people keep sheep.

   After the sheep eat grass all day in the fields, they come home to the fold where it's safe for the night.