fold — [fəʊld ǁ foʊld] also fold up verb [intransitive] ECONOMICS if a business folds or folds up, it stops operating or trading because it does not have enough money to continue: • The U.K. engineering firm has folded today with the loss of 30 jobs. •… … Financial and business terms
fold — I UK [fəʊld] / US [foʊld] verb Word forms fold : present tense I/you/we/they fold he/she/it folds present participle folding past tense folded past participle folded ** 1) a) [transitive] to bend a piece of paper or cloth and press one part of it … English dictionary
fold — fold1 [ fould ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to bend a piece of paper or cloth and press one part of it over another part: Carrie folded the note and slid it into her purse. fold something in half/two: Fold the paper in half diagonally. fold something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fold — fold1 [fəuld US fould] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bend)¦ 2¦(smaller/neater)¦ 3¦(furniture etc)¦ 4 fold your arms 5¦(business)¦ 6¦(cover)¦ 7 fold somebody in your arms Phrasal verbs fold something<=>in ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin … Dictionary of contemporary English
fold — 1 verb 1 BEND (T) to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another: Fold the paper along the dotted line. | fold sth in two/half: The woman folded the tickets in two and tore them in half. 2 MAKE STH SMALLER/NEATER… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fold — I. /foʊld / (say fohld) verb (t) 1. to double or bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself. 2. to bring together (the arms, hands, legs, etc.) with one round another: to fold one s arms on one s chest. 3. to bring (the wings) close to the body,… …
fold — fold1 foldable, adj. /fohld/, v.t. 1. to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself. 2. to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together (often fol. by up): to fold up a map; to fold one s legs under oneself. 3. to bring (the… … Universalium
fold — [[t]fo͟ʊld[/t]] ♦♦♦ folds, folding, folded 1) VERB If you fold something such as a piece of paper or cloth, you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place. [V n] He folded the paper carefully … English dictionary
fold-back — «FOHLD BAK», adjective, noun. –adj. that can be folded back: »a fold back dome in an auditorium to let the sky in for open air spectacles. –n. something that can be folded back: »the fold back of a car s front seat … Useful english dictionary
Back to Before (Megamorphs) — Animorphs Books name = Back to Before Narrator = Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, Marco, and Ax Number = Megamorphs #4 Release date = April 2000 Cover art = A black and white Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie and Marco standing in front of a city Author … Wikipedia
roll something up — FOLD (UP), furl, wind up, coil (up), bundle up. → roll * * * Military drive the flank of an enemy line back and round so that the line is shortened or surrounded * * * ˌroll sthˈup derived … Useful english dictionary