fold

/fˈoʊld/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
   “a fold in the napkin”
2. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
3. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
4. a group of sheep or goats
5. a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
6. a pen for sheep
7. the act of folding
   “he gave the napkins a double fold”

verb

1. bend or lay so that one part covers the other
   “fold up the newspaper”
2. incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
   “Fold the egg whites into the batter”
3. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   “The owners decided to move and to close the factory”
4. confine in a fold, like sheep
5. become folded or folded up
   “The bed folds in a jiffy”

Synonyms for fold

• crease
• plication
• flexure
• crimp
• bend
• congregation
• faithful
• folding
• flock
• plica
• sheepfold
• sheep pen
• sheepcote
• fold up
• turn up
• close up
• close
• shut down
• close down
• pen up

Antonyms of fold

• unfold

Words that rhyme with fold

• hold
• cold
• mold
• mould
• old
• gold
• manifold
• threshold
• bold
• unfold
• blindfold
• foothold
• fourfold
• remold
• rolled
• scold
• threefold
• toehold
• twofold
• uphold
• chokehold
• freehold
• ninefold
• sevenfold
• sixfold
• stranglehold
• tenfold
• withhold
• behold
• billfold