I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a folding chair (= one which you can fold so it is flat )
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People were sitting on blankets or folding chairs, listening to the outdoor concert.
fold its wings
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Gannets fold their wings and plummet like an arrow into the sea to catch their prey.
fold the laundry (= fold clothes after they have been washed and dried )
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He was folding the laundry and watching TV.
fold your hands (= put your hands together and rest them on something )
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Lily folded both hands on her stomach.
fold/cross your arms (= bend both arms in front of your body )
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He folded his arms across his chest and waited.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
carefully
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Carefully fold in the remaining sugar and cocoa.
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Without a word he sprung to his feet and handed Mitchell a note, folded carefully into quarters.
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On the side of the bed away from the window was Lily's new silk nightdress, folded carefully by the chambermaid.
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We put all the suitcases on the bed and fill them methodically with stack after stack of carefully folded clothing.
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Pulling a little face, she carefully folded the tea-towel she'd been using and laid it on the work surface.
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Anyway, in order to close the suitcase, we end up mashing down all our carefully folded stacks of clothes.
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He went into the sacristy, removed his alb and carefully folded his violet stole.
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Louis carefully folded his handkerchief into a square and laid it on the deck beside his chair.
neatly
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It was a single sheet that had been folded neatly into four.
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Quilts were neatly folded inside a closet.
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The maroon dress was neatly folded , and the coral necklace carefully pinned to the bodice with a large safety pin.
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Their umbrellas are neatly folded shut and placed in the stand at the entrance, the handles all facing the same direction.
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Two nice new fivers every time, folded neatly , given like a present.
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I removed my shirt and neatly folded it beside me.
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The sheets and blankets were neatly folded on the mattress, the drawers were open, and the cupboard door hung ajar.
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Painted-over windows, freshly laundered towels neatly folded , and a paper mat outside the tiny shower highlight the bathroom.
■ NOUN
arm
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An armed guard stood there in the doorway, head bowed, a clean silk pau folded over one arm.
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The woman folded her arms and became silent in a way that swept Lois with feelings of admiration.
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Mr Bumble put down his hat, unbuttoned his coat, folded his arms , and sat back in his chair.
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He saw four of them, standing with folded arms , looking up at the ship.
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But the moment passed and the Robemaker had folded his arms , the deep sleeves hanging down.
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He got the feeling that she folded her arms not to hide herself but as a natural aid to thinking.
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Ruthie folded her arms , as if to emphasize her lack of responsibility for the shop she was minding.
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Tom folded his arms , put a pleasant expression on his face, and did not try to talk any more.
clothes
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The attendants folded the clothes and exchanged them for a token, before placing them upon tiers of racks.
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She finds a paper shopping bag and folds some clothes into it.
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She did not insist on folding all her clothes , but used the closet too.
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Anyway, in order to close the suitcase, we end up mashing down all our carefully folded stacks of clothes .
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And the folded stacks of clothes need to wait to be put away.
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She folded her clothes carefully and put them on the chair by the television.
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We undress in a small anteroom and fold our clothes neatly into baskets on the shelves.
hand
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She had been found lying on her back, hands folded , naked.
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At their services they sat quietly, eyes lowered and hands folded , waiting for the Spirit to prompt some one to speak.
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Nadine was standing by the kitchen table, her hands folded in front of her.
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He was dressed in radiant white vestments and his hands were folded on his chest.
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His hands are gently folded over it as if it were just a bag of laundry on his lap.
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I kept my hands folded on my desk.
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Both his hands were folded on the handle of the stick.
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Her wispy gray hair was loose, hanging down her back like cobwebs, and her hands were folded in her lap.
leg
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My legs folded , both knees hit the ground, and I scrambled, in a rage, back on to the wheelbarrow.
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His legs were broken and folded , permanently, into his groin.
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I climbed out and my legs began folding under me.
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The legs fold out independently, of course.
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He stood gazing off into vistas, legs apart, arms folded across his chest and thought deep thoughts.
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On bed seventeen there was a man lying on his back with his legs folded up at his knees.
letter
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Tom folded the letter and stuck it into his jacket pocket.
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Converse folded the letter and looked at his watch.
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I folded up the letter and put it in my photograph album.
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I addressed the three envelopes, folded the letters , and slipped the sheets inside.
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Her hands trembled, and it was some while before she got the folded letter out of the envelope.
napkin
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A busboy kills time by folding napkins .
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He slips a folded napkin into the bag.
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She folded her napkin , put it carefully through the ring and then left it by her place.
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He wore a folded napkin on his head like a baby bonnet.
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He folded the napkin on his lap.
newspaper
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The housekeeper folded the newspaper and continued to clean brasses.
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She folded the newspaper roughly, thrust it into her bag and walked zombie-like into the Metro.
paper
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Take away a sheet of paper or fold one in half each time to make the game more difficult.
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Union officials said they had no idea how many jobs could be lost if one of the papers folded .
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Photocopied on to cream A4 laid paper , folded once in both directions.
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The rooms themselves were like those dusty red paper Christmas bells, folds within folds.
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Photocopied on to a heavy red A4 sheet of paper and folded in both directions.
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She finds a paper shopping bag and folds some clothes into it.
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He closed it a few months after Maxwell's paper folded - with a circulation of only about 100,000.
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Mr Grange has taken down the drooping snowflakes and is cutting bunnies out of freezer paper folded accordion style.
sheet
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I loved helping her fold sheets .
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Captain Shaker folded the roster sheet and put it under his arm and awaited inspection.
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I helped him fold his sheets .
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There, I thought, hastily folding the sheet of paper and placing it in the envelope.
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She folded her jumpers around sheets of tissue paper after ironing so that they wouldn't crease on the shelf.
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She folded one sheet into a square, then another.
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Having done so he folded the sheet of paper again, replaced it in his pocket and made to leave.
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They helped her straighten the covers in the morning, and folded back the white sheet with celestial zest.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Fold up your clothes, don't just throw them on the floor!
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Before getting into bed, I usually fold my clothes and put them on the chair.
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Doug folded the check and put it in his wallet.
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He folded his newspaper and handed it to me.
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Most of the companies dependent on the steel works folded within weeks.
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One of the most important newspapers in the region has folded.
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The blankets were folded at the bottom of the bed.
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The chairs fold flat for easy storage.
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The napkins were folded into neat triangles.
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Tom folded the letter in half and stuck it in his pocket.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He folded it into its white envelope.
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His thin companion folded his limbs like an insect as he sat down.
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The decision to keep it at 23 means fewer fixtures, less money and a greater likelihood of further clubs folding.
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The young man left the stage and the curtains folded together.
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Then fold the dough over the filling, pinching the two sides together until you have a half-moon dumpling.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
leave
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Bunched cloths also tend to leave loose folds trailing which cause smearing.
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Why leave the family fold , when employee stock purchases plus earnings are enough to keep the company growing?
return
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When the offending Arminian left he returned to the fold .
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She will return to the fold which has enveloped her with love and support during her difficult marriage.
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Next year, H.R. and Earl once again returned to the fold and restored the original line-up.
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Day returned to the fold the following day.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Camels have an extra fold of skin on their eyelids to keep out the sand.
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Cut the paper along the fold .
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He hid the knife in the folds of his robe.
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She lay there in the narrow bed, her chin resting on the fold of the sheet.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A little fold of the veil can be drawn aside to disclose his mood at that time.
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An arm-chair had been pushed to the side; it had pulled a fold in the carpet.
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But if past success is any guide, another Nasdaq company will join the fold before long.
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In addition to the ordinary vocal cords, the cat possesses a second pair of structures called vestibular folds, or false vocal cords.
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Nuadu thought that a glitter of amusement showed from within the folds of the hood.
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She opened the note in her hand, sighing with great impatience at its folds.
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She with his quick sketch of her as Madonna ascending in folds upon modest folds of garments.