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fold
Verb
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If you fold something thin such as paper, you bend it so it touches itself.
A type of art where paper is folded to make different models is called origami.
She folded the letter and put it into the envelope to mail it.
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In poker, if you fold, you stop betting and withdraw.
After three people folded, there were only two people left in the game, betting against each other.
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If you fold on ingredient into another, you stir it gently and carefully with a folding action.
Fold the egg whites into the batter.
fold
Noun
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A fold is a bend or a crease.
There was a fold down the middle of the paper.
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A fold is a small place with a fence around it where people keep sheep.
After the sheep eat grass all day in the fields, they come home to the fold where it's safe for the night.
hands
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noun
(= custody)
(with 'in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
my fate is in your hands
too much power in the president's hands
your guests are now in my custody
the mother was awarded custody of the children
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noun
(= work force)
the force of workers available