Folding
/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts7 letters
Definition of Folding
verb
- To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- 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."
- To fall over; to be crushed.
"The chair folded under his enormous weight."
- To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
noun
- The action of folding; a fold.
- The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
- Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
- The deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
- Paper money, as opposed to coins.
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
bendcreasefall overconcedegive ingive wayyield
ANTONYMS
unfold