fold

double thickness

Synonyms: bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, dog’s ear, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication, plicature, ply, pucker, ridge, rimple, rivel, ruche, ruck, ruffle, rumple, shirring, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle

lay in creases

Synonyms: bend, cockle, corrugate, crimp, crisp, crumple, curl, dog-ear, double, double over, furrow, gather, groove, hem, intertwine, knit, lap, overlap, overlay, plait, pleat, plicate, pucker, purse, replicate, ridge, ruche, ruck, ruffle, telescope, tuck, turn under, wrinkle

Antonyms: flatten, leave, unbend

encase, enclose

Synonyms: do up, enfold, entwine, envelop, involve, wrap, wrap up

Antonyms: free, let out, loose, loosen

fail, close

Synonyms: become insolvent, be ruined, break, bust, collapse, crash, crumple, give, go bankrupt, go bust, go into Chapter 11, go under, impoverish, pauper, pauperize, shut down, yield

Antonyms: achieve, succeed

to fold a sheet of paper

a folding chair

She folded the tablecloth and put it in the suitcase.

He folded up his sleeves.

Pari folded away the blankets.

to fold one's arms

The hen folded its wings and crawled into the hole.

The wings of this new aircraft can be folded back.

The mother folded her child in her arms.

The map of the treasure house had been folded in an old newspaper.

He folded the letter in an envelope and mailed it.

Last year, the company folded.

The wrestler folded up in agony.

the folds of her skirt

in the folds of her wavy hair

the folds around the fat old woman's mouth

Fold the egg whites into the dough.

He left the church but many years later he rejoined the fold.

fold in