folding Synonyms & Antonyms

Designed to fold

Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.

The action of folding; a fold.

The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.

Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.

the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.

Paper money, as opposed to coins.

present participle and gerund of fold

To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.

To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.

To become folded; to form folds.

To fall over; to be crushed.

To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).

To give way on a point or in an argument.

To withdraw from betting.

(by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.

To stir gently, with a folding action.

Of a company, to cease to trade.

To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.

To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

To confine animals in a fold.