fold - Meaning in Punjabi

fold - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of fold in English

fold noun

1. the act of folding

   Example

   • "he gave the napkins a double fold"
2. a pen for sheep
3. a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
4. a group of sheep or goats
5. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
6. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
7. an angular or rounded shape made by folding

   Examples

   • "a bend of his elbow"
   • "a crease in his trousers"
   • "a flexure of the colon"
   • "a fold in the napkin"
   • "a plication on her blouse"

fold verb

1. incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

   Example

   • "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
2. become folded or folded up

   Example

   • "The bed folds in a jiffy"
3. bend or lay so that one part covers the other

   Examples

   • "fold up the newspaper"
   • "turn up your collar"
4. confine in a fold, like sheep
5. cease to operate or cause to cease operating

   Examples

   • "close up the shop"
   • "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
   • "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"

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