fold

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

“a fold in the napkin”

“a crease in his trousers”

“a plication on her blouse”

“a flexure of the colon”

a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

a group of sheep or goats

a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

a pen for sheep

bend or lay so that one part covers the other

“fold up the newspaper”

“turn up your collar”

incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

“Fold the egg whites into the batter”

“They fold the sheets”

cease to operate or cause to cease operating

“The owners decided to move and to close the factory”

“My business closes every night at 8 P.M.”

“close up the shop”

“The business is going to fold”

confine in a fold, like sheep

become folded or folded up

“The bed folds in a jiffy”

“The sheets didn't fold”

“These fabrics fold easily”