1. Bend or lay so that one part covers the other
   "fold up the newspaper";
   - fold up, turn up
    
2. Become folded or folded up
   "The bed folds in a jiffy";
   - fold up
    
3. Incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
   "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
    
4. Cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   "fold the shop";
   - close up, close, shut down, close down
    
5. Confine in a fold, like sheep
   "The shepherd folded the flock for the night";
   - pen up

1. An angular or rounded shape made by folding
   "a fold in the napkin";
   - crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
    
2. A folded part (as in skin or muscle)
   "The folds of the small intestine increase its surface area for absorption";
   - plica
    
3. The act of folding
   "he gave the napkins a double fold";
   - folding
    
4. A geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
   "The fold in the rock layers provided evidence of past tectonic activity";
   - folding
    
5. A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
   "The fold gathered for Sunday services";
   - congregation, faithful
    
6. A group of sheep or goats
   "The shepherd guided his fold to greener pastures";
   - flock
    
7. A pen for sheep
   "The shepherd guided the flock into the fold for the night";
   - sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote

Derived forms: folded, folding, folds

Type of: anatomical structure, angular shape, angularity, animal group, bodily structure, body structure, break, break off, cease, change, change of shape, change surface, complex body part, confine, constrain, discontinue, geologic process, geological process, give up, hold, incorporate, integrate, lay off, pen, quit, restrain, social group, stop, structure, surcease [archaic]

Antonym: open

Part of: denomination

Encyclopedia: Fold