verbπShareTo bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself."The student carefully folded the paper airplane. "materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending."She is folding the clean laundry and putting it away in the closet. "materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo become folded; to form folds."The clean laundry is folding itself into neat piles on the table. "actionprocessappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fall over; to be crushed."The chair folded under his enormous weight."disasteractionsituationwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo enclose within folded arms (see also enfold)."The mother, seeing her child upset, comforted her by folding her in a warm embrace. "bodyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo give way on a point or in an argument."After hours of negotiation, the company finally started folding on their demand for lower wages. "attitudepointChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo withdraw from betting."With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded."betgamebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(by extension) To withdraw or quit in general."After a week of disappointing sales, the company decided to start folding their new product line. "actionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo stir gently, with a folding action."Fold the egg whites into the batter."foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf a company, to cease to trade."The company folded after six quarters of negative growth."businesseconomyfinancecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo double or lay together, as the arms or the hands."He folded his arms in defiance."actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cover or wrap up; to conceal."She was folding the truth to protect her little brother from getting into trouble. "actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo confine animals in a fold."The shepherd is folding the sheep into the pen for the night to protect them from predators. "animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe action of folding; a fold."The origami crane required careful folding to get its shape just right. "actionprocessmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc."The farmer practiced intensive folding to improve the soil fertility of his wheat field. "agricultureanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareCode folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation."Using code folding, the programmer could quickly scan the file by hiding the lengthy function definitions. "computingtechnologyinternettechnicalwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression."The Appalachian Mountains are a classic example of folding, a result of the immense pressure that slowly crumpled the Earth's crust over millions of years. "geologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePaper money, as opposed to coins."I prefer to carry folding rather than coins because it's lighter in my wallet. "financeeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDesigned to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc."We brought a folding table to the picnic so we could easily carry it. "itemutilitybuildingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
