fold

noun

An act of folding.

"After two reraises in quick succession, John realised his best option was probably a fold."

noun

A bend or crease.

noun

Any correct move in origami.

noun

(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.

noun

(by extension) The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.

noun

That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace.

noun

The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.

noun

In functional programming, any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.

noun

A section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability.

verb

To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

verb

To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

"If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer."

verb

To become folded; to form folds.

"Cardboard doesn't fold very easily."

verb

To fall over; to be crushed.

"The chair folded under his enormous weight."

verb

To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).

verb

To give way on a point or in an argument.

verb

To withdraw from betting.

"With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded."

verb

(by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.

verb

To stir gently, with a folding action.

"Fold the egg whites into the batter."

verb

Of a company, to cease to trade.

"The company folded after six quarters of negative growth."

verb

To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.

"He folded his arms in defiance."

verb

To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

noun

A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.

noun

(collective) A group of sheep or goats.

noun

Home, family.

noun

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.

noun

A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.

noun

A boundary or limit.

verb

To confine animals in a fold.