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}]