Fold

/fəʊld/

The meaning and definition of Fold, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb

To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
“If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.”
To become folded; to form folds.
“Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.”

noun

An act of folding.
“After two reraises in quick succession, John realised his best option was probably a fold.”
(newspapers) 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.

Synonyms bend crease fall over concede give in give way

Antonyms unfold

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