Synonyms for fold

noun

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.

verb

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.