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Word: Fold
Speech Type: Verb
Old English falden, fealden, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vouwen and German falten
fəʊld
bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another
Short Definition:bend something over on itself
Examples:- Sam folded up the map
cover or wrap something in (a soft or flexible material)
Short Definition:cover or wrap in flexible material
Examples:- a bag was folded around the book
(of an enterprise or organization) cease trading or operating as a result of financial problems
Short Definition:cease trading because of financial problems
Examples:- the club folded earlier this year
Word: Fold
Speech Type: Noun
fəʊld
a form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth
Short Definition:form or shape produced by draping of garment etc.
Examples:- the fabric fell in soft folds
a slight hill or hollow in the ground
Short Definition:slight hill or hollow
Examples:- the house lay in a fold of the hills
a line or crease produced in paper or cloth as the result of folding it.
Short Definition:line or crease produced by folding
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