Tra từ fold - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

fold [fold folds folded folding] verb, noun BrE [fəʊld] NAmE [foʊld]
verb
1. transitive to bend sth, especially paper or cloth, so that one part lies on top of another part
•~ sth (up) He folded the map up and put it in his pocket.
•First, fold the paper in half/in two.
•~ sth (back, down, over, etc.) The blankets had been folded down.
•a pile of neatly folded clothes
•The bird folded its wings.
Opp: ↑unfold
see also ↑fold-up
2. transitive, intransitive to bend sth so that it becomes smaller or flatter and can be stored or carried more easily; to bend or be able to bend in this way
•~ sth (away/down/up) The bed can be folded away during the day.
•~ (away/up) The table folds up when not in use.
• (figurative)When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her (= she fell).
•+ adj. The ironing board folds flat for easy storage.
3. transitive to wrap sth around sb/sth
•~ A in B She gently folded the baby in a blanket.
•~ B round/over A She folded a blanket around the baby.
4. intransitive (of a company, a play, etc.)to close because it is not successful
•The new musical folded after only twenty performances.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and n. senses 1 to 2 n. senses 5 to 6 Old English falden fealden Germanic Dutch vouwen German falten n. senses 3 to 4 Old English fald Germanic Dutch vaalt

Example Bank:
•He carefully folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope.
•Her hands lay gently folded in her lap.
•I folded up the clothes and put them away.
•She folded the clothes into a neat bundle.
•She folded the piece of paper in half.
•First, fold the paper in half.
•He walked in carrying a pile of neatly folded clothes.
•Her fan club has folded.
•His business folded and his wife left him.
•The musical folded after 16 performances.
•When she heard the news, her legs just folded under her.
Idioms: ↑above the fold ▪ ↑fold somebody in your arms ▪ ↑fold your arms ▪ ↑fold your hands
Derived: ↑fold something in ▪ ↑fold something into something

noun
1. countable a part of sth, especially cloth, that is folded or hangs as if it had been folded
•the folds of her dress
•loose folds of skin
2. countable a mark or line made by folding sth, or showing where sth should be folded
•Why is the place I want to find always on the fold of the map?
3. countable an area in a field surrounded by a fence or wall where sheep are kept for safety
4. the foldsingular a group of people with whom you feel you belong or who share the same ideas or beliefs
•He called on former Republican voters to return to the fold.
•She was determined to draw Matthew back into the family fold.
5. countable (geology)a curve or bend in the line of the layers of rock in the earth's ↑crust
6. countable (BrE)a hollow place among hills or mountains

Word Origin:
v. and n. senses 1 to 2 n. senses 5 to 6 Old English falden fealden Germanic Dutch vouwen German falten n. senses 3 to 4 Old English fald Germanic Dutch vaalt

Thesaurus:
fold noun C
•The fabric fell in soft folds.
•Why is the place I want to find always on the fold of the map?
wrinkle • • crease • • line •
a fold/crease in sth
a wrinkle/line on sth
a neat fold/crease
Fold or wrinkle? Fold is used more about fabric; wrinkle is used more about skin. Folds in fabric are tidy but wrinkles are unwanted. Wrinkles in skin are thin lines; folds are fatter and usually occur because sb is overweight.

Example Bank:
•His father finally accepted him back into the family fold.
•It was a solitary spot in a fold between two hills.
•She hid the note in a fold in her robe.
•The country is now firmly back in the international fold.
•The fabric fell in soft folds.
•The indigenous people were brought into the Catholic fold.
•The troops were hidden by the deep folds of the ground.
•a fold in the land
•billowing folds of clouds
•opposing viewpoints within the Anglican fold
•the heavy folds of his cloak
•the loose folds of flesh under her chin
•The child hid his face in the folds of his mother's skirt.