Fold
verb
To bend over or double up so that one part covers another.
She folded the paper in half.
Often appears as...
- fold in half
- fold the paper
verb
To fail, especially in business, or to close.
Due to financial difficulties, the company had to fold.
Often appears as...
- company had to fold
- business fold
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Disapproving
noun
A bend or crease.
There are several folds in the fabric.
Often appears as...
- folds in fabric
- folds in paper
verb
To include or incorporate.
The new plan folds in ideas from various team members.
Often appears as...
- fold into mix
- fold into plan
noun
The act or process of folding.
She quickly got the hang of the fold.
Often appears as...
- make a fold
- practice the fold
verb
To give in or admit defeat under pressure.
When the opponent raised the stakes, he knew he had to fold.
Often appears as...
- fold under pressure
- fold the game
verb
To bend over or double up so that one part covers another.
She folded the paper in half.
Often appears as...
- fold in half
- fold the paper
verb
To fail, especially in business, or to close.
Due to financial difficulties, the company had to fold.
Often appears as...
- company had to fold
- business fold
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A bend or crease.
There are several folds in the fabric.
Often appears as...
- folds in fabric
- folds in paper
verb
To include or incorporate.
The new plan folds in ideas from various team members.
Often appears as...
- fold into mix
- fold into plan
noun
The act or process of folding.
She quickly got the hang of the fold.
Often appears as...
- make a fold
- practice the fold
verb
To give in or admit defeat under pressure.
When the opponent raised the stakes, he knew he had to fold.
Often appears as...
- fold under pressure
- fold the game
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical action
Used to describe a physical action, often with hands, to create a crease.
He folded the map and put it in his pocket.
Pro Tip 2/3Visible result
When you fold something, the result is usually visible, like a crease or overlap.
After folding the napkins, the table looked very tidy.
Pro Tip 3/3Methodical order
Folding is often part of a methodical process, such as in cooking or organizing.
Please fold these shirts before putting them in the drawer.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical action
Used to describe a physical action, often with hands, to create a crease.
He folded the map and put it in his pocket.
Pro Tip 2/3Visible result
When you fold something, the result is usually visible, like a crease or overlap.
After folding the napkins, the table looked very tidy.
Pro Tip 3/3Methodical order
Folding is often part of a methodical process, such as in cooking or organizing.
Please fold these shirts before putting them in the drawer.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical action
Used to describe a physical action, often with hands, to create a crease.
He folded the map and put it in his pocket.
Pro Tip 2/3Visible result
When you fold something, the result is usually visible, like a crease or overlap.
After folding the napkins, the table looked very tidy.
Pro Tip 3/3Methodical order
Folding is often part of a methodical process, such as in cooking or organizing.
Please fold these shirts before putting them in the drawer.
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helps to determine the direction of the smell's source so that within the first few moments of sniffing, the dog starts to become aware of not just what kind of things are out there but also where they're located. As air enters the nose, a small fold of tissue divides it into two separate folds,
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The complex geometry of...
One with eight petals is part of the fourfold category, and so on. There's another secret ingredient in these an underlying grid. Invisible, but essential to every pattern, the grid helps determine the scale of the composition before work begins, keeps the pattern accurate,
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life. You will want to first draw all individual parts on a single sheet, including all your main pieces, all the supporting pieces and the folds.
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Your body language may...
And here are the low-power poses. So you're folding up, you're making yourself small. This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens. They come in, they spit into a vial,
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How to unboil an egg -...
so scientists attach a plastic bead to one end that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first. This unboiling method won't work with a whole egg in its shell since the solution has to spread throughout a cylindrical chamber.
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If I don’t ask, I don’t...
was stupid enough to allow the conference to fly me in coach and I had to go back now and fold myself into this tiny seat for 14 hours and I said I'm sure you weren't that stupid I'm sure you forced you force them to fly your
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Exponential Growth: How...
Before you move on, I encourage you to actually think about a possible answer to this question. After we have folded the paper once, it is now two thousandths of a centimeter in thickness. If we fold it in half once again,
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faithful both of these holidays had to do with the afterlife and about survival after death it was a calculated move on the part of the church to bring more people into the fold All Saints Day was
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this sealed nest is the safest place these leaf folding frogs can find to protect their precious brood at the first floral beacons of spring
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Joe Smith: How to use a...
Dry. Shake. Fold. Cuts itself. Fold. The fold is important
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How do dogs "see" with...
helps to determine the direction of the smell's source so that within the first few moments of sniffing, the dog starts to become aware of not just what kind of things are out there but also where they're located. As air enters the nose, a small fold of tissue divides it into two separate folds,
Video examples
The complex geometry of...
One with eight petals is part of the fourfold category, and so on. There's another secret ingredient in these an underlying grid. Invisible, but essential to every pattern, the grid helps determine the scale of the composition before work begins, keeps the pattern accurate,
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life. You will want to first draw all individual parts on a single sheet, including all your main pieces, all the supporting pieces and the folds.
Video examples
Your body language may...
And here are the low-power poses. So you're folding up, you're making yourself small. This one is very low-power. When you're touching your neck, you're really protecting yourself. So this is what happens. They come in, they spit into a vial,
Video examples
How to unboil an egg -...
so scientists attach a plastic bead to one end that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first. This unboiling method won't work with a whole egg in its shell since the solution has to spread throughout a cylindrical chamber.
Video examples
If I don’t ask, I don’t...
was stupid enough to allow the conference to fly me in coach and I had to go back now and fold myself into this tiny seat for 14 hours and I said I'm sure you weren't that stupid I'm sure you forced you force them to fly your
Video examples
Exponential Growth: How...
Before you move on, I encourage you to actually think about a possible answer to this question. After we have folded the paper once, it is now two thousandths of a centimeter in thickness. If we fold it in half once again,
Video examples
Halloween History PIPE...
faithful both of these holidays had to do with the afterlife and about survival after death it was a calculated move on the part of the church to bring more people into the fold All Saints Day was
Video examples
Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
this sealed nest is the safest place these leaf folding frogs can find to protect their precious brood at the first floral beacons of spring
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Joe Smith: How to use a...
Dry. Shake. Fold. Cuts itself. Fold. The fold is important
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John Madden
American Entertainer
When the going gets tough, I'm not always sure what you do. I'm not saying that I know how to fix everything when the going gets tough, but I do know this: when the going goes tough, you don't quit. And you don't fold up. And you don't go in the other direction.
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Benito Mussolini
Italian Politician
It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.
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Hugh Hefner
American Publisher
Playboy' was not a sex magazine as far as I was concerned. Sex was simply part of the total package; I was trying to bring sex into the fold of a healthy lifestyle.
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Cher
American Musician
I don't need a man. But I'm happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don't fold up and die if I don't have a man around.
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Abraham Lincoln
American President
Standing as I do, with my hand upon this staff, and under the folds of the American flag, I ask you to stand by me so long as I stand by it.
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Chris Farley
American Comedian
I seem to get motivated a few months at a time, and then something stressful breaks the routine, and I just fold.
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Kenny Rogers
American Musician
Know when to hold 'um, know when to fold 'um and know when to walk away from cameramen.
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Lindsey Buckingham
American Musician
The want to return to the fold doesn't mean you can repeat history.
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Shirley Chisholm
American Politician
If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
When the going gets tough, I'm not always sure what you do. I'm not saying that I know how to fix everything when the going gets tough, but I do know this: when the going goes tough, you don't quit. And you don't fold up. And you don't go in the other direction.
Quote examples
Benito Mussolini
Italian Politician
It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.
Quote examples
Hugh Hefner
American Publisher
Playboy' was not a sex magazine as far as I was concerned. Sex was simply part of the total package; I was trying to bring sex into the fold of a healthy lifestyle.
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Cher
American Musician
I don't need a man. But I'm happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don't fold up and die if I don't have a man around.
Quote examples
Abraham Lincoln
American President
Standing as I do, with my hand upon this staff, and under the folds of the American flag, I ask you to stand by me so long as I stand by it.
Quote examples
Chris Farley
American Comedian
I seem to get motivated a few months at a time, and then something stressful breaks the routine, and I just fold.
Quote examples
Kenny Rogers
American Musician
Know when to hold 'um, know when to fold 'um and know when to walk away from cameramen.
Quote examples
Lindsey Buckingham
American Musician
The want to return to the fold doesn't mean you can repeat history.
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Shirley Chisholm
American Politician
If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American Writer
But friendship is the breathing rose, with sweets in every fold.
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