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1. (noun) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Synonyms: turn, sheep pen, curve, flexure, plication, bending, sheepcote, faithful, flexion, bend, bend dexter, crease, crimp, wrinkle, seam, twist, flection, creese, plica, sheepfold, pleating, fold, line, furrow, folding, crinkle, crook, congregation, crimper, flock, kris
Antonyms: open, spread, unfold, spread out

2. (noun) congregation, fold, faithful
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
Synonyms: flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, fold, congregating, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication
Antonyms: spread, spread out, unfold, open

3. (noun) fold, folding
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
Synonyms: flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, fold, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication, protein folding
Antonyms: spread, spread out, unfold, open

4. (noun) flock, fold
a group of sheep or goats
Synonyms: 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, fold, plica, mass, mountain, great deal, pot
Antonyms: open, unfold, spread out, spread

5. (noun) fold, plica
a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
Synonyms: flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, fold, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication
Antonyms: open, spread, spread out, unfold

6. (noun) fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote
a pen for sheep
Synonyms: flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, fold, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication
Antonyms: unfold, spread out, open, spread

7. (verb) fold, folding
the act of folding
Synonyms: flock, flexure, sheepcote, faithful, crease, plica, folding, fold, sheepfold, congregation, bend, sheep pen, crimp, plication, protein folding
Antonyms: unfold, spread out, open, spread

8. (verb) fold, fold up, turn up
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
Synonyms: come out, pen up, shut down, come on, surface, close up, show up, prove, close, close down, turn up, locate, fold, excavate, fold up, turn out, dig up
Antonyms: open, unfold, spread out, spread

9. (verb) fold
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
Synonyms: close, close up, close down, shut down, fold up, pen up, turn up
Antonyms: spread out, unfold, open, spread

10. (verb) close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Synonyms: 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, fold, obturate, turn up, shut down, fold up, shut up, jam, occlude
Antonyms: unfold, spread out, spread, open

11. (verb) pen up, fold
confine in a fold, like sheep
Synonyms: turn up, fold up, fold, pen up, close down, close up, shut down, close
Antonyms: spread, spread out, unfold, open

12. (verb) fold, fold up
become folded or folded up
Synonyms: turn up, fold up, fold, pen up, close down, close up, shut down, close
Antonyms: unfold, spread out, open, spread

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