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fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bendnoun
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
«a fold in the napkin»; «a crease in his trousers»; «a plication on her blouse»; «a flexure of the colon»; «a bend of his elbow»
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turn, sheep pen, curve, flexure, plication, bending, sheepcote, faithful, flexion, bend, bend dexter, crease, crimp, wrinkle, seam, twist, flection, creese, plica, sheepfold, pleating, line, furrow, folding, crinkle, crook, congregation, crimper, flock, krisAntonyms:
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congregation, fold, faithfulnoun
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
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flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, congregating, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plicationAntonyms:
spread, spread out, unfold, open -
fold, foldingnoun
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
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flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication, protein foldingAntonyms:
spread, spread out, unfold, open -
flock, foldnoun
a group of sheep or goats
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tidy sum, folding, bend, peck, mint, crease, plenty, lot, sheep pen, passel, batch, raft, quite a little, plication, spate, muckle, pile, faithful, good deal, stack, crimp, sight, flexure, deal, congregation, troop, sheepfold, wad, flock, hatful, mickle, slew, heap, mess, sheepcote, plica, mass, mountain, great deal, potAntonyms:
open, unfold, spread out, spread -
fold, plicanoun
a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
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flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plicationAntonyms:
open, spread, spread out, unfold -
fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcotenoun
a pen for sheep
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flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plicationAntonyms:
unfold, spread out, open, spread -
fold, foldingverb
the act of folding
«he gave the napkins a double fold»
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flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication, protein foldingAntonyms:
unfold, spread out, open, spread -
fold, fold up, turn upverb
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
«fold up the newspaper»; «turn up your collar»
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come out, pen up, shut down, come on, surface, close up, show up, prove, close, close down, turn up, locate, excavate, fold up, turn out, dig upAntonyms:
open, unfold, spread out, spread -
foldverb
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
«Fold the egg whites into the batter»
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close, close up, close down, shut down, fold up, pen up, turn upAntonyms:
spread out, unfold, open, spread -
close up, close, fold, shut down, close downverb
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
«The owners decided to move and to close the factory»; «My business closes every night at 8 P.M.»; «close up the shop»
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block, come together, pen up, belt up, shut, button up, fill up, impede, conclude, be quiet, dummy up, clam up, close up, keep mum, close, close down, obstruct, obturate, turn up, shut down, fold up, shut up, jam, occludeAntonyms:
unfold, spread out, spread, open -
pen up, foldverb
confine in a fold, like sheep
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turn up, fold up, pen up, close down, close up, shut down, closeAntonyms:
spread, spread out, unfold, open -
fold, fold upverb
become folded or folded up
«The bed folds in a jiffy»
Synonyms:
turn up, fold up, pen up, close down, close up, shut down, closeAntonyms:
unfold, spread out, open, spread
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- Animal Group
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pince
the term pince comes from the french verb pincer (to pinch): the pinces are internal stitch folds designed to shape a garment.
the clothing designers are best known for adding pinces when drawing patterns for ladies slacks and skirts as well as mens trousers.
Submitted by anonymous on December 30, 2019
Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
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foldnoun
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pen (for sheep), enclosure -
foldnoun
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flock of sheep -
foldnoun
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plait, double, doubling, folding, PLICATURE, gather -
foldverb
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double, lay in folds -
foldverb
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wrap, inwrap, envelop, infold
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List of paraphrases for «fold»:
folding, bend, dual, double, barn, herd, times, plaice, kink, crease
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How to use fold in a sentence?
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Orson Welles:
I hate it when people pray on the screen. It’s not because I hate praying, but whenever I see an actor fold his hands and look up in the spotlight, I’m lost. There’s only one other thing in the movies I hate as much, and that’s sex. You just can’t get in bed or pray to God and convince me on the screen.
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Eddie Jackson:
It’s like the military. When you’re forced to have your clothes folded a certain way, even when you leave, you still fold your clothes that way. I left the game, but I still find myself being conscious of what I eat.
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Scott Galloway:
Universities have backed themselves into a corner, we have raised tuition on average 2 1/2 — fold over the last 20 years. I think Covid-19 was just the straw that broke the camel’s back, where families across America are saying,’ Enough already. We’re not going to pay $ 58,000 for Zoom classes.’.
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Kin Hubbard:
The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket.
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Collin Laverty:
There are four or five really nice hotels in Havana which you can count on for a really quality experience, and I think that needs to increase five-, six-fold.
Translations for fold
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- vouAfrikaans
- طوىArabic
- дипла, паство, отказвам се, сгъване, кошара, сгъвам, гънка, лоно, прегъвамBulgarian
- plec, plegar, séc, plegament, doblegarCatalan, Valencian
- přeložit, vrása, foldovatCzech
- sich geschlagen geben, falten, Falzung, Schoß, zusammenbrechen, in sich zusammenfallen, zusammenfalten, Faltung, Falz, aussteigen, Faltmanöver, unterheben, zusammenlegen, Falte, Gemeinde, nachgeben, Schafspferch, zusammenkrachenGerman
- ποίμνιο, ανοίγω, διπλώνω, δίπλωμα, μαντρί, στάνη, καταρρέω, πτυχή, πτύσσωGreek
- doblar, pliegue, aprisco, doblamiento, corral, revolver suavemente, ceder, doblarse, cuna, pasar, derribarse, plegar, doblez, redil, incorporar, dobladura, cercaSpanish
- تاهPersian
- viikata, taittaa, mennä nurin, poimu, taittaminen, lopettaa, luovuttaa, kaatua, taittelu, karsina, sekoittaa, antaa periksi, laskostaa, taitella, taitos, sulkeaFinnish
- pliage, parc à moutons, plier bagage, laisser tomber, s’écrouler, plier, pliure, bercail, s’écraser, pli, sein de l’Église, bergerie, se coucher, concéder, incorporer, replier, s’effondrerFrench
- fillIrish
- pregar, dobradura, pregadura, dobrarGalician
- hajtásHungarian
- ծալել, կնճիռ, ծալքArmenian
- pakka, brjóta samanIcelandic
- piegareItalian
- 折る, 畳むJapanese
- 겹Korean
- tewandin, qat, pêçan, çemandinKurdish
- plicareLatin
- whakapekaMāori
- plooien, zich gewonnen geven, plooi, vouwenDutch
- dobrar, dobra, dobraduraPortuguese
- îndoi, pliaRomanian
- скла́дка, уступа́ть, скла́дывать, перегиба́ть, сложи́ть, перегну́ть, скла́дывание, коша́ра, уступи́ть, складкаRussian
- saviti, савити, сложити, složitiSerbo-Croatian
- veck, vika, böja, vikning, fålla, läggaSwedish
- మడచు, మడత, మడతపెట్టుTelugu
- bükmek, katlamakTurkish
- gập lạiVietnamese
- 折Chinese
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- pleat
- bend
- circumvolution
- cockle
- convolution
- corrugation
- crease
- crimp
- crinkle
- flection
- flexure
- furrow
- gather
- gathering
- groove
- knife-edge
- lap
- lapel
- layer
- loop
- overlap
- plait
- plica
- plication
- ply
- pucker
- ridge
- ruck
- ruffle
- rumple
- shirring
- smocking
- tuck
- turn
- wrinkle
- dog’s ear
- plicature
- rimple
- rivel
- ruche
- bend
- crimp
- curl
- knit
- tuck
- cockle
- corrugate
- crisp
- crumple
- dog-ear
- double
- furrow
- gather
- groove
- hem
- intertwine
- lap
- overlap
- overlay
- plait
- pleat
- plicate
- pucker
- purse
- replicate
- ridge
- ruck
- ruffle
- telescope
- wrinkle
- double over
- ruche
- turn under
- wrap
- enfold
- entwine
- envelop
- involve
- do up
- wrap up
- collapse
- break
- bust
- crash
- crumple
- give
- impoverish
- pauper
- pauperize
- yield
- become insolvent
- be ruined
- go bankrupt
- go bust
- go into Chapter 11
- go under
- shut down
On this page you’ll find 219 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fold, such as: pleat, bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, and corrugation.
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- achieve
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How to use fold in a sentence
The second High-Pockets produced a worn bill-fold and extracted a pink union permit.
NINE MEN IN TIMENOEL MILLER LOOMIS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO FOLD
- accept
- acquiesce
- admit
- allow
- assent
- be game for
- cave in
- comply
- concede
- concur
- cooperate
- cry uncle
- endorse
- enter into
- fold
- give the go-ahead
- give the green light
- go along with
- grant
- let
- okay
- permit
- play ball
- roll over and play dead
- subscribe
- throw in the towel
- yield
- adhere
- attach
- bandage
- border
- chain
- cinch
- clamp
- connect
- constrict
- cover
- dress
- edge
- encase
- enchain
- enfetter
- fetter
- fix
- fold
- furl
- glue
- hamper
- handcuff
- hem
- hitch
- hitch on
- hobble
- hook on
- hook up
- lace
- lap
- lash
- leash
- manacle
- moor
- muzzle
- paste
- peg down
- pin
- pin down
- pinion
- put together
- restrain
- restrict
- rope
- shackle
- stick
- strap
- swathe
- tack on
- tether
- tie
- tie up
- trammel
- trim
- truss
- unite
- wrap
- yoke
- bend
- bulge
- cave in
- collapse
- crumple
- distort
- fold
- twist
- yield
- burst
- fold
- fracture
- rupture
- coop
- corral
- crate
- enclosure
- fold
- jail
- mew
- pen
- pinfold
- pound
- bow
- buckle under
- cave in
- cede
- come across
- come to terms
- concede
- defer
- fold
- give away the store
- give out
- give up
- knuckle under
- put out
- relent
- submit
- succumb
- surrender
- yield
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wrinkle, double thickness
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wrinkle, double thickness
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What is another word for fold?
3145 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈə͡ʊld], [ fˈəʊld], [ f_ˈəʊ_l_d]
How to use «Fold» in context?
A fold is a sheet of paper that has been folded in half along one of its long edges. Folds can be created randomly or intentionally, depending on the desired effect. A random fold is what you would see if you opened a folded paper randomly; an intentional fold is created when someone folds a piece of paper in half with deliberate intention.