fold

fold¹ [fəuld US fould] v

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1¦(bend)¦

2¦(smaller/neater)¦

3¦(furniture etc)¦

4 fold your arms

5¦(business)¦

6¦(cover)¦

7 fold somebody in your arms

Phrasal verbs

　fold something<=>in

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[: Old English; Origin: fealdan]

1.) ¦(BEND)¦ [T]

to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another

▪ Fold the paper along the dotted line.

▪ It'll fit in if you fold it in half .

fold sth over/under/down etc

▪ Spoon the filling onto the dough, fold it over, and press down the edges.

2.) ¦(SMALLER/NEATER)¦ also fold up [T]

to fold something several times so that it makes a small neat shape

→↑unfold

▪ I wish you kids would fold up your clothes!

▪ He folded the map neatly.

3.) ¦(FURNITURE ETC)¦ [I and T]

if something such as a piece of furniture folds, or you fold it, you make it smaller or move it to a different position by bending it

▪ The chairs fold flat for storage.

fold (sth) away/up/down etc

▪ a useful little bed that folds away when you don't need it

▪ Can you fold the shutters back?

→↑folding

4.) fold your arms

to bend your arms so that they rest together against your body

▪ George stood silently with his arms folded.

5.) ¦(BUSINESS)¦ also fold up

if an organization folds, it closes because it does not have enough money to continue

6.) ¦(COVER)¦ [T always + adverb/preposition]

to cover something, especially by wrapping it in material or putting your hand over it

fold sth in sth

▪ a silver dagger folded in a piece of white cloth

7.) fold sb in your arms

[i]literary to hold someone closely by putting your arms around them

fold in [fold sth<=>in] phr v

to gently mix another substance into a mixture when you are preparing food

▪ Next, fold in the sugar.

fold ²

fold² n

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1¦(line)¦

2¦(skin/material)¦

3 the fold

4¦(sheep)¦

5¦(rock)¦

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[Sense: 1,2,5; Date: 1200-1300; Origin: FOLD¹]

[Sense: 3,4; Origin: Old English falod]

1.) ¦(LINE)¦

a line made in paper or material when you fold one part of it over another

▪ Bend back the card and cut along the fold.

2.) ¦(SKIN/MATERIAL)¦ [usually plural]

the folds in material, skin etc are the loose parts that hang over other parts of it

▪ Her dress hung in soft folds .

3.) the fold

the group of people that you belong to and share the same beliefs and ideas as

return/come back to the fold

▪ The Church will welcome him back into the fold.

stray from/leave the fold

▪ a former advocate of free market economics who had strayed from the fold

4.) ¦(SHEEP)¦

a small area of a field surrounded by a wall or fence where sheep are kept for safety

= ↑pen

→↑corral

5.) ¦(ROCK)¦

technical a bend in layers of rock, caused by underground movements in the earth