Dictionary definition · fold
noun
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding"a fold in the napkin"
- 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
- the act of folding"he gave the napkins a double fold"
verb
- bend or lay so that one part covers the other"fold up the newspaper"
- incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating"Fold the egg whites into the batter"
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating"The owners decided to move and to close the factory"
- confine in a fold, like sheep
- become folded or folded up"The bed folds in a jiffy"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).