fold

fold · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To bend something over on itself so that one part covers another.

  2. 2.

    To be able to be bent or closed flat for storage.

  3. 3.

    (business) To cease operation; to go out of business.

  4. 4.

    (poker) To withdraw from a hand by discarding one's cards.

  5. 5.

    (as noun) A bend or crease; an enclosure for sheep.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    fold one's arms — to cross arms over one's chest
  • •
    return to the fold — to come back to a group or community
  • •
    fold under pressure — to give in when challenged

Related words

Antonyms: open, spread, unfold
See also: folded, folding, unfold
Synonyms: bend, crease, wrap

Etymology

From Old English fealdan ("to fold, wrap up, furl"), from Proto-Germanic falthaną.