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Synonyms for fold
foʊldfold
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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:
open, spread, unfold, spread outcongregation, 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, openfold, 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, openflock, 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, spreadfold, 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, unfoldfold, 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, spreadfold, 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, spreadfold, 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, spreadfoldverb
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, spreadclose 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, openpen 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, openfold, fold upverb
become folded or folded up
"The bed folds in a jiffy"
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turn up, fold up, pen up, close down, close up, shut down, closeAntonyms:
unfold, spread out, open, spread
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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.
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FOLD
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#228 | line | |
#362 | times | |
#735 | close | |
#748 | lot | |
#1007 | turn | |
#1046 | double | |
#1274 | deal | |
#1521 | mountain | |
#1653 | surface | |
#1662 | block | |
#2009 | mass | |
#2702 | dual | |
#4340 | prove | |
#4715 | plenty | |
#4911 | locate | |
#4976 | sight | |
#5100 | pot | |
#5177 | mint | |
#5259 | jam | |
#5452 | wrap | |
#5505 | shut | |
#5702 | stack | |
#5714 | curve | |
#6423 | fold | |
#6506 | bend | |
#7410 | batch | |
#7835 | twist | |
#7878 | folding | |
#8009 | mess | |
#8648 | conclude | |
#8966 | barn | |
#10302 | pile | |
#10349 | faithful | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#12250 | congregation | |
#13905 | kris | |
#14364 | heap | |
#14443 | herd | |
#14989 | troop | |
#15058 | flock | |
#15064 | bending | |
#17739 | peck | |
#19758 | seam | |
#20390 | wrinkle | |
#21748 | raft | |
#22194 | slew | |
#25335 | crook | |
#29367 | crease | |
#29400 | impede | |
#34150 | crimp | |
#36659 | wad | |
#36775 | kink | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#47000 | furrow | |
#48006 | spate | |
#50044 | flexion | |
#65224 | crinkle | |
#75984 | envelop | |
#76481 | excavate | |
#80012 | crimper | |
#84870 | plication | |
#86646 | flexure | |
#102994 | plaice | |
#118812 | enfold | |
#127323 | mickle | |
#149105 | muckle | |
#151217 | congregating | |
#163107 | passel | |
#168992 | sheepfold | |
#173282 | pleating | |
#201413 | hatful | |
#205593 | occlude | |
#230483 | creese | |
#256946 | inclose | |
#300262 | flection |
How to use fold in a sentence?
I think the appeal of the openness is two-fold — it’s, one, that they want to know what is occurring with the embryos, are there children born from these embryos, and that they have children that are genetically related to these children fully.
We all know about the silent Trump supporter, we want to empower women to share their stories about why they support President Trump and help bring more supporters into the fold.
The reason is, when you get that third dose, you get a 30 - to 40-fold rise in virus-neutralizing antibodies, and therefore there's more spillover protection against new variants, including Omicron, the third dose gives Peter Hotez 70 % to 75 % protection against symptomatic illness.
Still today, as with eight years ago, there is the ability to get it wrong, blind people today fold their bills, like a game of origami at times.
Samsung Electronics have been preparing Galaxy Fold for a long period and there's no change to our direction to provide premium experiences for customers desiring innovation.
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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