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Meaning of fold away

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fold

Pronunciation:/fəʊld//foʊld/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of folding.

    Example: After two reraises in quick succession, John realised his best option was probably a fold.

    Synonyms:bendingcreasing
  2. A bend or crease.

    Synonyms:bendcrease
  3. Any correct move in origami.

  4. (newspapers) The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.

verb

Definitions

  1. To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

  2. To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

    Example: If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.

  3. To become folded; to form folds.

    Example: Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.

  4. To fall over; to be crushed.

    Example: The chair folded under his enormous weight.

fold

Pronunciation:/fəʊld//foʊld/

noun

Definitions

  1. A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.

    Synonyms:enclosurepenpenfoldpinfold
  2. (collective) A group of sheep or goats.

    Synonyms:flock
  3. Home, family.

    Synonyms:familyhome
  4. A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.

    Synonyms:congregationflock

verb

Definitions

  1. To confine animals in a fold.