fold

adj : (used in combination) multiplied by a specified number;

"`fold' is a combing form in expressions like `a

fiftyfold increase'"

n 1: an angular shape made by folding [syn: {crease}, {plication},

{flexure}, {crimp}, {bend}]

2: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and

habitually attend a given church [syn: {congregation}, {faithful}]

3: a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle) [syn: {plica}]

4: a pen for sheep [syn: {sheepfold}, {sheep pen}, {sheepcote}]

5: the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold"

[syn: {folding}]

v 1: bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the

newspaper" [syn: {fold up}, {turn up}] [ant: {unfold}]

2: intertwine; "fold one's hands, arms, or legs"

3: incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeated

overturnings without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg

whites into the batter"

4: cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners

decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business

closes every night at 8 P.M. [syn: {close}, {shut down}, {close

down}] [ant: {open}]

5: confine in a fold, like sheep [syn: {pen up}]

6: become folded; "The bed folds in a jiffy" [syn: {fold up}]

FOD

/fod/ [Abbreviation for "Finger of Death", originally a

spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme

prejudice and with no regard for other people. From {MUD}s

where the wizard command "FOD " results in the

immediate and total death of , usually as punishment

for obnoxious behaviour. This usage migrated to other

circumstances, such as "I'm going to fod the process that is

burning all the cycles." Compare {gun}.

In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g. what happens

when a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in

flight. Finger of Death is a distressingly apt description of

what this generally does to the engine.

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