folding

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/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.“If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.”
To become folded; to form folds.“Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.”
To fall over; to be crushed.“The chair folded under his enormous weight.”

verb

To confine animals in a fold.

noun

The action of folding; a fold.
The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
The deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.

adjective

Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.

Related words

Synonyms

bend crease fall over concede give in give way yield foldaway collapsible collapsable shelf ledge packing plank whip underwear bent bending

Antonyms

Associated

bipod origami unfolding knives hydrophobic fold kayak chairs knife folded proteins screens

Rhymes

scolding holding withholding molding upholding unfolding beholding handholding shareholding landholding

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