Definitions
1.verbTo bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
2.verbTo make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending."If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer."
3.verbTo become folded; to form folds."Cardboard doesn't fold very easily."
4.verbTo fall over; to be crushed."The chair folded under his enormous weight."
5.verbTo enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
6.verbTo give way on a point or in an argument.
7.verbTo withdraw from betting."With no hearts in the river and no chance to hit his straight, he folded."
8.verb(by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.
9.verbTo stir gently, with a folding action."Fold the egg whites into the batter."
10.verbOf a company, to cease to trade."The company folded after six quarters of negative growth."
11.verbTo double or lay together, as the arms or the hands."He folded his arms in defiance."
12.verbTo cover or wrap up; to conceal.
13.verbTo confine animals in a fold.
14.nounThe action of folding; a fold.
15.nounThe keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
16.nounCode folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
17.nounThe deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
18.nounPaper money, as opposed to coins.
19.adjectiveDesigned to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.