fold in WordNet English dictionary

1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
   "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
   fold  crease  plication  flexure  crimp  bend 
   
2. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
   congregation  fold  faithful 
   
3. a group of sheep or goats
   flock  fold 
   
4. the act of folding
   "he gave the napkins a double fold"
   fold  folding 
   
5. a pen for sheep
   fold  sheepfold  sheep pen  sheepcote 
   
6. a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
   fold  plica 
   
7. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
   fold  folding 
   

1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
   "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"
   close up  close  fold  shut down  close down 
   
2. incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
   "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
   fold 
   
3. become folded or folded up
   "The bed folds in a jiffy"
   fold  fold up 
   
4. bend or lay so that one part covers the other
   "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
   fold  fold up  turn up 
   
5. confine in a fold, like sheep
   pen up  fold