Fold - English meaning

verb

Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.

Usage examples:

The wire has to be bent back tightly

noun

A curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit.

Usage examples:

The van screeched round a bend

noun

An ordinary in the form of a broad diagonal stripe from top left (dexter chief) to bottom right (sinister base) of a shield or part of one.

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A narrow bend, either dexter or sinister, lying across the other charges on a shield

noun

A number of things, typically of the same kind, growing or fastened together.

Usage examples:

A bunch of grapes

verb

Collect or fasten into a compact group.

Usage examples:

She bunched the needles together

noun

A number of things of the same type fastened or closely grouped together, or any particular group of things or people

Usage examples:

We ate a whole bunch of grapes., they’re a nice bunch of people., infml i’ve got a bunch of things …

noun

A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.

Usage examples:

The air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes

adjective

Made up or consisting of several parts or elements.

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A compound noun

verb

Make up (a composite whole); constitute.

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A dialect compounded of spanish and dutch

noun

A cage or pen in which poultry are kept.

Usage examples:

Many of the lots had a barn for a cow and horses, and a coop for chickens.

verb

Confine in a small space.

Usage examples:

Being cooped up indoors all day makes him fidgety

verb

Put or keep (poultry) in a cage or pen.

Usage examples:

Our free-range chickens roam the barnyard instead of staying cooped up in a henhouse

verb

Gather together and confine (a group of people or things).

Usage examples:

The organizers were corralling the crowd into marching formation

noun

A pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch.

Usage examples:

He was galloping a pony very fast round a tiny corral

noun

An area surrounded by a fence for keeping horses or cattle

verb

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.

Usage examples:

A racing car had crashed, wrecking a safety barrier

noun

A violent collision, typically of one vehicle with another or with an object.

Usage examples:

A car crash

adjective

Done rapidly or urgently and involving a concentrated effort.

Usage examples:

A crash course in italian

noun

A line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing.

Usage examples:

Khaki trousers with knife-edge creases

verb

Any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places.

noun

A line or mark made on material by folding or pressing it, or a line in a person’s skin, esp. in the face

Usage examples:

There were tiny creases in her eye shadow., [ t ] a frown creased mr. cuna’s boyish face.

verb

Compress (something) into small folds or ridges.

Usage examples:

She crimped the edge of the pie

noun

A folded or compressed edge.

Usage examples:

Anyway, hayley has pouffed her hair out into some ‘rock star’ curls and crimps, and she looks prett…

verb

To press something into small folds or curves

Usage examples:

She had her hair crimped.

verb

Form into small surface creases or wrinkles.

Usage examples:

Rose's face crinkled in bewilderment

noun

A wrinkle or crease on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

There was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead

verb

To have or cause to have many little lines and folds

Usage examples:

[ i ] the paper was old and crinkled., the machine won’t take your bills unless you smooth out the …

adjective

Consisting of two equal, identical, or similar parts or things.

Usage examples:

Double doors

predeterminer

Twice as much or as many.

Usage examples:

The jail now houses almost double the number of prisoners it was designed for

adverb

At or to twice the amount or extent.

Usage examples:

You have to be careful, and this counts double for older people

noun

An area that is surrounded by a barrier.

Usage examples:

A deer enclosure

verb

Be unsuccessful in achieving one's goal.

Usage examples:

He failed in his attempt to secure election

noun

A mark which is not high enough to pass an examination or test.

Usage examples:

A fail grade

noun

A person who manufactures articles of cast metal; the owner or operator of a foundry.

Usage examples:

An iron founder

noun

A person who establishes an institution or settlement.

Usage examples:

He was the founder of modern costa rica

verb

(of a ship) fill with water and sink.

Usage examples:

Six drowned when the yacht foundered off the cornish coast

noun

A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds or irrigation.

Usage examples:

Regular furrows in a ploughed field

verb

Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something).

Usage examples:

Gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor

noun

A long, narrow cut or fold in the surface of something

Usage examples:

The plow sped along the furrow, turning over the earth., he tried to smooth the furrow out of his j…

verb

Come together; assemble or accumulate.

Usage examples:

As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun

A part of a garment that is gathered.

Usage examples:

This can be accomplished at side seams, the center back seam, gathers, pleats, darts or a combinati…

verb

Assemble or get together

verb

Move from one place to another; travel.

Usage examples:

He went out to the shops

noun

An attempt or trial at something.

Usage examples:

Have a go at answering the questions yourself

adjective

Functioning properly.

Usage examples:

All systems go

noun

In a difficult or worrying situation of which the result is very uncertain

Usage examples:

At the moment the election seems balanced on a knife edge., we had to climb over a knife-edge mount…

noun

A traditional african village of huts, typically enclosed by a fence.

Usage examples:

They said that if money came to our kraals and our abodes, singing would no longer help our childre…

verb

Drive (cattle or sheep) into an enclosure.

Usage examples:

They kraal their sheep every night

noun

A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.

Usage examples:

Arrange a layer of aubergines in a dish

verb

Arrange in a layer or layers.

Usage examples:

In an ovenproof dish layer the potato and courgette slices

noun

A thin sheet of a substance on top of a surface, or a level of material that is different from the material on either side

Usage examples:

We put on two layers of paint., the road was built up with layers of crushed stone and asphalt., he…

verb

Extend over so as to cover partly.

Usage examples:

The canopy overlaps the house roof at one end

noun

A part or amount which overlaps.

Usage examples:

An overlap of about half an inch

noun

A small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised.

Usage examples:

What is required to make the fence adequate depends upon the horses confined behind it, the proximi…

verb

Keep (a horse) in a paddock.

Usage examples:

Horses paddocked on a hillside

noun

A small field where animals, especially horses, are kept

noun

An enclosed area of ground; a small field or paddock, especially one close to a farmhouse. also figurative. in early use also (occasionally): †a fence or set of hurdles for enclosing an area of ground (obsolete). now chiefly english regional.

noun

A group of people, animals, or things packed closely together; a crowd, a mob.

noun

Especially in kent and sussex: a meeting or assembly of a kind once thought to have been held in order to take account of rents and pannage. historical.

noun

An instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.

Usage examples:

These include a cuddly toy, a ball, pens, pencils and paper, a toothbrush and toothpaste.

verb

Write or compose.

Usage examples:

Olivia penned award-winning poetry

verb

Put or keep (an animal) in a pen.

Usage examples:

It was the practice to pen the sheep for clipping

noun

A double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side.

Usage examples:

It has a tailored collar with top button loop, hemmed sleeves, matte pearl buttons, a double-layer …

verb

Fold into pleats.

Usage examples:

She was absently pleating her skirt between her fingers

noun

(in the south-western us and south america) a paddock or pasture for horses or cattle.

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

Usage examples:

A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Usage examples:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

verb

(especially with reference to a person's face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds.

Usage examples:

The child's face puckered, ready to cry

noun

A tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold.

Usage examples:

A pucker between his eyebrows

verb

To press together and form small folds in something such as cloth or skin

Usage examples:

She puckered her lips and gave her grandma a kiss., [ m ] this hem is all puckered up., puckers wer…

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Usage examples:

A diamond ring

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

An act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this.

Usage examples:

There was a ring at the door

verb

Disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.

Usage examples:

The father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair

noun

A strip of lace or other material, gathered along one edge to make an ornamental frill on a garment or other piece of fabric.

Usage examples:

The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles, bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps.

verb

To make someone upset or nervous or reduce someone’s confidence

Usage examples:

[ t ] it ruffled her composure, and she did not know how to respond., a sudden, strong breeze ruffl…

noun

A stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area.

Usage examples:

Fruit and vegetable stalls

verb

(of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine.

Usage examples:

Her car stalled at the crossroads

noun

A pigsty.

Usage examples:

It was a complete sty; papers littered the ground, dirty dishes were in the sink, and the windows w…

verb

Keep (a pig) in a sty.

Usage examples:

The most beggarly place that ever pigs were stied in

noun

An inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash.

Usage examples:

Usually the staphylococcal bacteria are not concentrated enough to do any harm, but sometimes they …

verb

Push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them.

Usage examples:

He tucked his shirt into his trousers

noun

A flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration.

Usage examples:

A dress with tucks along the bodice

verb

Make a tuck or several folds in

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

phrasal verb

Be found, especially by chance, after being lost.

Usage examples:

All the missing documents had turned up

phrasal verb

Put in an appearance; arrive.

Usage examples:

Half the guests failed to turn up

phrasal verb

Increase the volume or strength of sound, heat, etc. by turning a knob or switch on a device.

Usage examples:

She turned the sound up

noun

A slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face.

Usage examples:

She smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt

verb

Make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin).

Usage examples:

His hands and face were wrinkled by age

noun

A small line in the skin, or a small fold in cloth

Usage examples:

You need to iron out the wrinkles in your skirt., fig. we still need to iron out a few wrinkles (= …