Folds
/fəʊldz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Folds
noun
- An act of folding.
"After two reraises in quick succession, John realised his best option was probably a fold."
- A bend or crease.
- Any correct move in origami.
- (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.
- (by extension) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
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
- A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
- (collective) A group of sheep or goats.
- Home, family.
- A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
- A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
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SYNONYMS
bendcreasebendingcreasingfall overconcedegive ingive wayyieldcohortcongregationflockenclosurepenpenfold
ANTONYMS
unfold