Fold synonyms
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Part of speech:
(Idiomatic) To go out of business.
The definition of a lap is one full circuit in a race, or the front part of a person from the waist to the knees when sitting or fabric meant to cover this part, or a hollow area that provides shelter.
A flat double fold in cloth or other material, of uniform width and pressed or stitched in place
A braid, especially of hair.
lapel
The part of a garment, such as a coat or jacket, that is an extension of the collar and folds back against the breast.
(Nautical) The part of a ship's hull under the stern where the ends of the bottom planks come together.
An overlapping
folded portion
Folded material
part turned over
Folded material
part turned back
Folded material
shirring
Any trimming made by this method
smocking
Shirred, decorative stitching used in gathering cloth, as to make it hang in even folds
gathers
Plural form of gather
gatherings
Plural form of gathering
doubled material
Folded material
(Cricket) Any of the lines that mark off the station of the batsman or of the bowler
A momentary shock or scare:
folded edge
The line at which material is folded
Something made by or as if by crimping, as:
A different or unexpected development, action, or idea:
The state of being corrugated.
The definition of a corral is a pen for holding animals or a circle of wagons to made for safety.
To surround:
To wrap up is to complete or finish something, like a project.
(Idiomatic) To redecorate a room etc.
(Games) To announce a double in bridge.
To twist (the hair, for example) into ringlets or coils.
To form wrinkles or ripples.
To collapse:
To split into laminae
To put a ruffle on (a garment, for example).
corrugate
The definition of corrugate is to shape something into parallel grooves.
Gather is defined as to bring or come together in one place.
double-over
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To bend over at the waist.
To come into contact with such force that the colliding parts become compressed
dogear
To place or lay in folds
go out of business
*To fail
To grapple; to engage in close combat.
unfold (antonym)
To open and spread out (something folded); extend.
straighten (antonym)
expand (antonym)
To open up or out; unfold:
enclosure (related)
Something, as a fence or wall, that encloses
wrap (related)
To clasp, fold, or coil about something:
fail (related)
To prove insufficient in quantity or duration; give out:
folded
A committee, as of cardinals, in charge of some department of church affairs
One of the convex folds of the surface of the brain.
doubling
An embrace is defined as a hug.
gyri
Plural form of gyrus
volution
Volution is a spiral turn, or a rolling or revolving motion.
(Nautical) To fasten:
Buckle means to fasten or attach two sides together with a clasp, or to bend under pressure or heat.
To grip firmly in or with the hand; grasp.
concertina
To become compressed into a shape reminiscent of a concertina
To cover, hang, or decorate with or as with cloth or clothes in loose folds
(Archaic) To clasp to or hold in the bosom.
To hang down as a flap
To stuff or decorate with flock
To be affected with pleasurable excitement.
In the Periodic Table, a vertical column that contains elements having the same number of electrons in the outermost shell of their atoms. Elements in the same group have similar chemical properties.
(Intransitive) To become twined together.
To cut (hair) into different, usually overlapping lengths.
To move in a loop or an arc.
Pen is defined as to write something using pen and ink.
To keep busy or work (at something or with a tool, etc.)
To wind (thread or yarn) onto a quill.
To become replicated; undergo replication:
A long narrow chain of hills or mountains.
To wrinkle or form wrinkles.
To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication:
To leave or return, as from a military position.
To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
unfolding (antonym)
(Often figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.
loosen (antonym)
To make less taut, less compact, etc.
free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
expose (antonym)
To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:
succeed (antonym)
To have or enjoy success; realize a goal or goals, esp. in becoming wealthy, winning fame or approval, etc.
achieve (antonym)
The definition of achieve means to accomplish a goal or to do something you set out to do.
flatten (antonym)
To knock down or lay low.
leave (antonym)
To let be or do without interference.
unbend (antonym)
To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
To force one's way out of; escape from:
To break or tame (a horse).
(Informal) To get into (a party, theater, etc.) without an invitation, ticket, etc.
To incline the body or head or bend the knee in greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration.
To agree terms of surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.
Or (intransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
(Intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
(Law) To effectuate a surrender of.
(Chemistry) To break into simpler molecules, often by means of heat or a catalyst.
(Medicine) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place. [from 20th c.]
An irregular or untidy crease.
go-belly-up
go bust
go on the rocks
go-to-the-wall
order (related)
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
smooth (related)
To free from interruptions, difficulties, etc.; make easy
money (related)
To undergo sudden financial failure
resist (related)
Resist is defined as to fend off, oppose or work against.
explosion (related)
A violent blowing apart or bursting caused by energy released from a very fast chemical reaction, a nuclear reaction, or the escape of gases under pressure.
(Archaic) A small building for sheltering sheep.
pen-up
confine in a fold, like sheep
To move people closer together.
Find another word for fold. In this page you can discover 132 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for fold, like: fold-up, lap, pleat, plait, lapel, tuck, overlap, folded portion, part turned over, part turned back and shirring.