FOLD


Meaning of FOLD in English

n. 25B6; verb

I folded the cloth : DOUBLE (OVER/UP), crease, turn under/up/over, bend; tuck, gather, pleat.

fold the cream into the chocolate mixture : MIX, blend, stir gently.

he folded her in his arms : ENFOLD, wrap, envelop; take, gather, clasp, squeeze, clutch; embrace, hug, cuddle, cradle.

the firm folded last year : FAIL, collapse, founder; go bankrupt, become insolvent, cease trading, go into receivership, go into liquidation, be wound up, be closed (down), be shut (down); informal crash, go bust, go broke, go under, go to the wall, go belly up.

25B6; noun there was a fold in the paper : CREASE, knife-edge; wrinkle, crinkle, pucker, furrow; pleat, gather.

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