fold

/fəʊld/ · noun

Meaning

An act of folding.
A bend or crease.
Any correct move in origami.
(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.
(by extension) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace.
To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
To become folded; to form folds.
To fall over; to be crushed.
To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
To give way on a point or in an argument.
A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
(collective) A group of sheep or goats.
Home, family.
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.
A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
A boundary or limit.
To confine animals in a fold.
The Earth; earth; land, country.

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