folded
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Definitions offolded
- 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.
Example: "If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer."
- To become folded; to form folds.
Example: "Cardboard doesn't fold very easily."
- To fall over; to be crushed.
Example: "The chair folded under his enormous weight."
- To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
- To give way on a point or in an argument.
- To withdraw from betting.
Example: "With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded."
- (by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.
- To stir gently, with a folding action.
Example: "Fold the egg whites into the batter."
- Of a company, to cease to trade.
Example: "The company folded after six quarters of negative growth."
- To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.
Example: "He folded his arms in defiance."
- To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
- To confine animals in a fold.
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