- 1. 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. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair. Source: opted
- 3. v. t. To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace. Source: opted
- 4. v. t. To cover or wrap up; to conceal. Source: opted
- 5. 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. Source: opted
- 6. v. A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication. Source: opted
- 7. 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. Source: opted
- 8. v. That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace. Source: opted
- 9. n. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. Source: opted
- 10. n. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold. Source: opted
- 11. n. A boundary; a limit. Source: opted
- 12. v. t. To confine in a fold, as sheep. Source: opted
- 13. v. i. To confine sheep in a fold. Source: opted
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