fold

:  to pen up or confine (sheep) in a fold

1 :  a part doubled or laid over another part :  pleat

2 :  something that is folded together or that enfolds

3a :  a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the depositing or consolidation of the rockb chiefly British :  an undulation in the landscape

4 :  a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (such as a membrane)

5 :  a crease made by folding something (such as a newspaper)

1 :  multiplied by (a specified number) :  times —in adjectives a sixfold increase and adverbs repay you tenfold

2 :  having (so many) parts threefold aspect of the problem

:  an enclosure for sheep

1 :  to lay one part over or against another part fold a blanket

2 :  to clasp together fold your hands

3 :  ¹embrace 1 She folded the child in her arms.

1 :  an act or the result of laying one part over or against another With just a few folds he made a paper airplane.

2 :  a part laid over another part the folds of the curtain

3 :  a bend produced in a rock layer by pressure

1 :  multiplied by a specified number :  times Hint: -fold is used in adjectives a twelvefold increase and adverbs repay tenfold.

2 :  having so many parts a threefold problem

:  to become doubled or pleated

:  a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (as a membrane)