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fold
/foʊld/
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  1. noun
    a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

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    plica
  2. verb
    cease to operate or cause to cease operating

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    close close down close up shut down
  3. noun
    an angular or rounded shape made by folding
    "a fold in the napkin"

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    bend crease crimp flexure plication
  4. noun
    a group of sheep or goats

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    flock
    type of:
    animal group
  5. verb
    confine in a fold, like sheep

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    pen up
  6. verb
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
    "fold up the newspaper"

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    fold up turn up
    Opposite:
    unfold
    type of:
    change surface
  7. verb
    become folded or folded up
    "The bed folds in a jiffy"

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    fold up
    type of:
    change
  8. noun
    the act of folding
    "he gave the napkins a double fold"

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    folding
    type of:
    change of shape
  9. noun
    a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

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    congregation faithful
    type of:
    social group
  10. noun
    a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

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    folding
  11. noun
    a pen for sheep

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    sheep pen sheepcote sheepfold
    type of:
    pen
  12. verb
    incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
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