folden

Verb

fold (third-person singular simple present folds, present participle folding, simple past folded, past participle folded or (obsolete) folden)

1. (transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
   • Next, fold the paper over, so the right half is on top of the left half.

   Synonyms:

   bend, crease

2. (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
   • If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer.
3. (transitive) To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
4. (transitive) To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
   • Fold the egg whites into the batter.
5. (intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.
   • Cardboard doesn't fold very easily.
6. (informal, intransitive) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.
   • The chair folded under his enormous weight.

   Synonyms:

   buckle, cave, cave in, crumple, fall over

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