Definition of folds Folds
/fowĖldz/ - [fowldz] -
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Wiktionary 
- folds (Noun)
Plural of fold.
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| 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 bend of his elbow" | ||
| crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend | ||
| angular shape, angularity a shape having one or more sharp angles | ||
| pleat, plait any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape | ||
| twirl, kink, twist a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out" | ||
| fold - the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" | ||
| folding | ||
| change of shape an action that changes the shape of something | ||
| fold - a folded part (as in skin or muscle) | ||
| plica | ||
| anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" | ||
| epicanthic fold, epicanthus a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome | ||
| plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx | ||
| ruga (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease; "rugae of the stomach" | ||
| fold - a pen for sheep | ||
| sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote | ||
| pen female swan | ||
| fold - a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock | ||
| folding | ||
| fold - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | ||
| congregation, faithful | ||
| social group people sharing some social relation | ||
| denomination a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations" | ||
| fold - a group of sheep or goats | ||
| flock | ||
| animal group a group of animals | ||
Verb |
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| fold - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" | ||
| fold up, turn up | ||
| unfold, spread out, spread, open spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" | ||
| change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface | ||
| plicate, pleat fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" | ||
| furrow, crease, wrinkle hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" | ||
| crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, scrunch, crease, wrinkle make a hoarse, rattling sound | ||
| corrugate fold into ridges; "corrugate iron" | ||
| pleat, ruffle fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" | ||
| tuck fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" | ||
| crimp, pinch curl tightly; "crimp hair" | ||
| cross trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'" | ||
| collapse lose significance, effectiveness, or value; "The school system is collapsing"; "The stock market collapsed" | ||
| fold - become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" | ||
| fold up | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| crinkle, rumple, crease, crumple, wrinkle become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" | ||
| fold - incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
| incorporate, integrate unite or merge with something already in existence; "incorporate this document with those pertaining to the same case" | ||
| fold - 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" | ||
| close up, close, shut down, close down | ||
| open up, open talk freely and without inhibition | ||
| adjourn, retire, withdraw close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" | ||
| fold - confine in a fold, like sheep | ||
| pen up | ||
| restrain, confine, hold hold back | ||
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Wiktionary
- fold (Noun)
An act of folding. - fold (Noun)
A bend or crease. - fold (Noun)
Any correct move in origami. - fold (Noun)
The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold. - fold (Noun)
The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold. - fold (Noun)
The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic i. e. permanent deformation. - fold (Noun)
In functional programming , any of a family of higher-order function s that process a data structure recursively to build up a value. - fold (Noun)
A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals. - fold (Noun)
Home, family. - fold (Noun)
A church congregation, a church, the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ. - fold (Noun)
A boundary or limit. - fold (Noun)
The Earth; earth; land, country. - fold (Verb)
To bend any thin material, such as paper over so that it comes in contact with itself. - fold (Verb)
To make the proper arrangement in a thin material by bending. - fold (Verb)
To become folded; to form folds. - fold (Verb)
To fall over ; to be crushed. - fold (Verb)
To enclose within folded arms see also enfold. - fold (Verb)
To give way on a point or in an argument. - fold (Verb)
To withdraw from betting. - fold (Verb)
To stir gently, with a folding action. - fold (Verb)
Of a company, to cease to trade. - fold (Verb)
To confine sheep in a fold.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- fold (v. t.)
To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter. - fold (v. t.)
To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair. - fold (v. t.)
To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace. - fold (v. t.)
To cover or wrap up; to conceal. - fold (v. i.)
To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold. - fold (v.)
A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication. - fold (v.)
Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four. - fold (v.)
That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace. - fold (n.)
An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. - fold (n.)
A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold. - fold (n.)
A boundary; a limit. - fold (v. t.)
To confine in a fold, as sheep. - fold (v. i.)
To confine sheep in a fold.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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To bend or lay a thin material (such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. -
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A angular or rounded shape in a thin material (such as paper) where the material abruptly changes direction, typically back toward itself. -
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A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church. -
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To cease to operate or cause to cease operating (e.g. a business or a shop).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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fÅld, n. the doubling of any flexible substance: a part laid over on another: (pl.) complex arrangements, intricacy.āv.t. to lay one part over another: to enclose in a fold or folds, to wrap up: to embrace.āFold, in composition with numerals=times, as in Tenā²fold.ān. Foldā²er, the person or thing that folds: a flat knife-like instrument used in folding paper.āadj. Foldā²ing, that folds, or that can be folded, as folding-bed, -chair, -joint, -net, -table, &c.āns. Foldā²ing, a fold or plait; Foldā²ing-door, a door consisting of two parts hung on opposite jambs, so that their edges come into contact when the door is closed; Foldā²ing-machineā², a mechanism that automatically folds printed sheets. [A.S. fealdan, to fold; pa.t. feĆ³ld; Ger. falten.] -
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fÅld, n. an enclosure for protecting domestic animals, esp. sheep: a flock of sheep: (fig.) a church: the Christian Church.āv.t. to confine in a fold.ān. Foldā²ing. [A.S. fald, a fold, stall.]
Wikipedia 
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geology
Folding is one of the endogenetic processes.
When two forces act towards each other from opposite sides, the rock layers will be bent into "folds". The process by which folds are formed due to compressional force is known as folding.
There are large-scale and small-scale folds. Large-scale folds are found mainly along destructive plate boundaries.
Structure of a fold.
The upfold is called an anticline. The downfold is called a syncline.
The imaginary line joining the highest points along the upfold is called the crest line.
The flanks of a fold are known as the limbs.
The central line from which the rock strata dip away in opposing directions is called the axis of fold.
According to the degree of folding of the layers, folds can be classified into five main types.
Formation of a fold mountain.
Large depressions called geosynclines form between plates. Seas filled the geosynclines and rivers flowing into them carried sediments (sand and silt) which build up on the sea bed.
Over millions of years the sediments were compressed, by their own weight, into sedimentary rocks, e.g. sandstone, limestone etc.
Landforms formed by folding.
Large-scale folding will develop parallel ranges of round-top mountains along destructive plate boundaries. These mountains are known as fold mountains.
