📖 Определения и значения для слова fold
📒 to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part lies on top of another part
- fold something First, fold the paper in half/in two.
- The bird folded its wings.
- a pile of neatly folded clothes
📒 to bend something so that it becomes smaller or flatter and can be stored or carried more easily; to bend or be able to bend in this way
- fold something away The bed can be folded away during the day.
- fold something down The central back seat can be folded down to provide a useful tray.
- fold something up She folds up the wheelchair and stows it in the trunk.
📒 to wrap something around somebody/something
- fold A in B She gently folded the baby in a blanket.
- fold B around/round/over A She folded a blanket around the baby.
📒 to close because it is not successful
- The new musical folded after only twenty performances.
- Her fan club has folded.
- His business folded and his wife left him.
📒 to put one of your arms over the other one and hold them against your body
- He stood watching her with his arms folded across his chest.
- She folded her arms and stared at him.
📒 to bring or hold your hands together
- She kept her hands folded in her lap.
📒 to put your arms around somebody and hold them against your body