eng: fold

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Meaning
means	(noun) 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" bend, flexure, crease, crimp, fold, plication
means	(noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church congregation, faithful, fold
means	(noun) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock fold, folding
means	(noun) a group of sheep or goats flock, fold
means	(noun) a folded part (as in skin or muscle) plica, fold
means	(noun) a pen for sheep sheepcote, sheepfold, fold, sheep pen
means	(noun) the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" folding, fold
means	(verb) bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" fold up, turn up, fold
means	(verb) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" fold
means	(verb) 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" close, shut down, fold, close up, close down
means	(verb) confine in a fold, like sheep fold, pen up
means	(verb) become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" fold up, fold
means	e/Fold (higher-order function)