This means to bend something so it has a line or crease. People often fold clothes or paper to make them smaller or neat.
Please fold the paper in half.
She folded the towel after use.
This use means to bend parts of your body or objects so they lie together. It is common for arms, paper, or cloth.
He folded his arms and waited.
Fold the letter before putting it in the envelope.
This is the noun form for a bend or crease in a material like paper or fabric. It shows where something was folded.
There is a fold on the paper.
The shirt's fold made it look neat.
This meaning is about natural or physical bends in earth layers or materials. It is used in geology or nature.
The mountain has many folds.
The rock shows a big fold underground.
Here, fold means a business or group stops working or closes because it cannot continue. It often means failure.
The store folded after five years.
Many companies fold in hard times.
This meaning means to bring things together inside one thing. It can be ideas or parts combined into one.
His plan folds several ideas together.
The book folds history and science.
This is a special meaning for a small fenced space used for keeping sheep or animals safe.
The sheep are in the fold.
Farmers lock lambs inside the fold.
