Definition of "fold"
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To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
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To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
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To fall over; to be crushed.
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To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
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To give way on a point or in an argument.
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To withdraw from betting.
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To stir gently, with a folding action.
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Of a company, to cease to trade.
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To confine sheep in a fold.
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noun:
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An act of folding.
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A bend or crease.
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Any correct move in origami.
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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.
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The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
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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.
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In functional programming, any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
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A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
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Home, family.
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A church congregation, a church, the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
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A boundary or limit.
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The Earth; earth; land, country.
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