Fold
nnoun.shapean angular or rounded shape made by foldingSynset:bend crease crimp flexure plication
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:bendplicatecrimpflexfold
Hypernyms:angular shape angularity
Inherited Hypernyms:foldangular shapeshapeattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:kinkplaitpleatpuckerrucktwirltwist
Full Hyponyms:box pleatdartinverted pleatkick pleatkinkknife pleatpleatpuckersunburst pleattuck
nnoun.groupa group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given churchSynset:congregation faithful
Derivationally Related Form:congregate
Member Holonyms:denomination
Hypernyms:social group
Inherited Hypernyms:congregationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:flock
nnoun.processa geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rockSynset:folding
Hypernyms:geologic process geological process
Inherited Hypernyms:foldgeological processnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.groupa group of sheep or goatsSynset:flock
Hypernyms:animal group
Inherited Hypernyms:flockanimal groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:sheep
nnoun.bodya folded part (as in skin or muscle)Synset:plica
Hypernyms:anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part structure
Inherited Hypernyms:foldstructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:epicanthic foldepicanthusplica vocalisrugatentoriumvocal bandvocal cordvocal fold
Full Hyponyms:epicanthusfalse vocal cordrugatentoriumtrue vocal cordvocal cord
nnoun.artifacta pen for sheepSynset:sheep pen sheepcote sheepfold
Derivationally Related Form:fold
Hypernyms:pen
Inherited Hypernyms:foldpenenclosureareastructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe act of foldingSynset:folding
Examples:- he gave the napkins a double fold
Derivationally Related Form:fold
Hypernyms:change of shape
Inherited Hypernyms:foldchange of shapechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:pleatingplication
vverb.contactbend or lay so that one part covers the otherSynset:fold up turn up
Examples:- fold up the newspaper
- turn up your collar
Antonyms:unfold
Derivationally Related Form:folderfoldingturnupfold
Hypernyms:change surface
Inherited Hypernyms:foldchange surfacechange
Direct Hyponyms:collapsecorrugatecreasecrimpcrinklecrispcrossfurrowpinchpleatplicaterucklerufflescrunchscrunch uptuckwrinkle
Full Troponyms:collapseconcertinacorrugatecrimpcrossdeflateflutefurrowpleatpuckerruffletuckwrinkle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the sheets (apply to: fold up)
vverb.changeincorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beatingExamples:- Fold the egg whites into the batter
Hypernyms:incorporate integrate
Inherited Hypernyms:foldintegratecompoundmixchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP | They --- the sheets (apply to: fold)
vverb.socialcease to operate or cause to cease operatingSynset:close close down close up shut down
Examples:- The owners decided to move and to close the factory
- My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
- close up the shop
Antonyms:open
Derivationally Related Form:closeclosingcloserclosedownshutdownclosure
Inherited Hypernyms:close up
Direct Hyponyms:adjournretirewithdraw
Full Troponyms:adjournprorogue
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | The business is going to --- (apply to: shut down, close, close down, fold)
vverb.contactconfine in a fold, like sheepSynset:pen up
Derivationally Related Form:fold
Hypernyms:confine constrain hold restrain
Inherited Hypernyms:pen uprestraindisablechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: pen up)
vverb.changebecome folded or folded upSynset:fold up
Derivationally Related Form:fold
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:foldchange
Direct Hyponyms:creasecrinklecrumplerumplewrinkle
Full Troponyms:rumple
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | These fabrics --- easily (apply to: fold up, fold) | The sheets didn't --- (apply to: fold up, fold)