fold synonyms

fold

n.

  1. Folded material

    lap, pleat, plait, lapel, tuck, overlap, folded portion, part turned over, part turned back, shirring, smocking, gathers, gatherings, doubled material.

  2. The line at which material is folded

    crease, turn, folded edge, crimp, wrinkle, knife-edge, pleat, plait, corrugation.

  3. Animal pen

    cage, corral, coop; see enclosure 1.

fold

v.

  1. To enclose

    envelop, wrap up, do up; see wrap 1, 2.

  2. To place or lay in folds

    double, pleat, plait, crease, curl, crimp, wrinkle, crinkle, crumple, laminate, ruffle, corrugate, pucker, gather, double over, telescope, lap, overlap, dogear.

    Antonyms unfold*, straighten*, expand. *

  3. *To fail

    go out of business, close, collapse; see fail 4, give 4.

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