folded Definition

fold¹
verb folded, folding

1. To double it over so that one part lies on top of another.

Thesaurus: gather, double over, overlap.
Form: fold something over, back, up (also)
intr
2. To be able to be folded, or closed up so that it takes up less space, usually making it flat.

Example: The chair folds away for storage
Form: fold away (also)
3. Said of an insect, etc: to bring in (wings) close to its body.
4. To arrange (clothes, etc) tidily for storage by laying them flat and doubling each piece of clothing over on itself.

Example: folded the jumpers up and put them in the drawer
Form: fold something up (often)
intr
5. Said of flower petals: to close.
6. To clasp someone in one's arms, etc.
7. colloq
Said of a business, etc: to collapse; to fail.
Example: The shop folded after 1 year
Thesaurus: fail, become insolvent, go bankrupt, close, shut down, collapse, go bust.
Form: fold up (also)

noun

1. A doubling of one layer over another.
2. A rounded or sharp bend made by this, particularly the inside part of it; a crease.

Thesaurus: crease, bend, wrinkle, crimp, corrugation, furrow, pleat, ply.
3. A hollow in the landscape.
4. geol.
A buckling, bending or contortion of stratified rocks as a result of movements of the Earth's crust, the most common types of which are arch-shaped (anticlines) and trough-shaped (synclines).

Derivative: foldable
adj

Derivative: foldaway
adj

Referring to something that can be folded and put away.

Idiom: fold one's arms

To cross over and intertwine (one's arms) across one's chest.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon faldan to fold.

Phrasal Verb: fold something in

To add and stir (an ingredient) gently into a mixture with an action like folding.