fold Meaning and Definition

1. n. the act of folding

2. n. a pen for sheep

3. n. a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

4. n. a group of sheep or goats

5. n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

6. n. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

7. n. an angular or rounded shape made by folding

8. v. incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

9. v. become folded or folded up

10. v. bend or lay so that one part covers the other

11. v. confine in a fold, like sheep

12. v. intertwine

13. v. cease to operate or cause to cease operating