fold: significado e definições

To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part: fold a sheet of paper.

To make compact by doubling or bending over parts: folded the laundry; folded the chairs for stacking.

To bring from an extended to a closed position: The hawk folded its wings.

To bring from a compact to an extended position; unfold: folded the ironing board down from the wall; folded out the map to see where we were.

To place together and intertwine: fold one's arms.

To envelop or clasp; enfold: folded his children to his breast; folded the check into the letter.

To blend (a light ingredient) into a heavier mixture with a series of gentle turns: folded the beaten egg whites into the batter.

Informal To discontinue operating; close: They had to fold the company a year after they started it. Games To withdraw (one's hand) in defeat, as by laying cards face down on a table.

Geology To form bends in (a stratum of rock).

To become folded. To be capable of being folded: a bed that folds for easy storage.

Informal To close, especially for lack of financial success; fail.

Games To withdraw from a game in defeat.

Informal To give in; buckle: a team that never folded under pressure. To weaken or collapse from exertion.

The act or an instance of folding.

A part that has been folded over or against another: the loose folds of the drapery; clothes stacked in neat folds.

A line or mark made by folding; a crease: tore the paper carefully along the fold; a headline that appeared above the fold.

A coil or bend, as of rope.

Chiefly British A hill or dale in undulating country.

Geology A bend in a stratum of rock.

Anatomy A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.

A fenced enclosure for livestock, especially sheep.

A flock of sheep.

A group of people or institutions bound together by common beliefs and aims. A religious congregation: The priest welcomed new parishioners into the fold.