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What is the verb for fold?

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fold
  1. (transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
  2. (transitive) To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
  3. (intransitive) To become folded; to form folds.
  4. (intransitive, informal) To fall over; to be crushed.
  5. (transitive) To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
  6. (intransitive) To give way on a point or in an argument.
  7. (intransitive, poker) To withdraw from betting.
  8. (intransitive, by extension) To withdraw or quit in general.
  9. (transitive, cooking) To stir gently, with a folding action.
  10. (intransitive, business) Of a company, to cease to trade.
  11. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.
  12. To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
  13. Synonyms:
      14. crease, pleat, tuck, crimp, bend, plait, ridge, plicate, purse, double, groove, overlap, ruck, lap, ruche, bunch, curl, hem, overlay, dog-ear, turn over, turn under, fold over, fold up, turn up, double over, double up, pucker, corrugate, turn back, fold back, fold down, bend over, turn down, gather, seam, enfold, infold, tuck down, fold under, tuck back, bend back, tuck up, tuck under, wrinkle, ruffle, crinkle, furrow … more
  14. Examples:
      15. “Mama asks me to help her fold the sheets, a chore I usually enjoy.”
      “His freckles were starting to fold into wrinkles from working outside in the sun and the wind.”
      “He felt a powerful rush of desire to fold her in his arms and embrace her tightly, but knew that such a thing was impossible.”
folding
  1. present participle of fold
  2. Synonyms:
      3. giving up, surrendering, yielding, submitting, capitulating, succumbing, conceding, relenting, acquiescing, quitting, deferring, ceding, falling, blinking, crumbling, giving in, caving in, crying Uncle, backing down, knuckling under, admitting defeat, conceding defeat, accepting defeat, throwing in the towel, showing the white flag, buckling under, going under, waving the white flag, eating humble pie, throwing in the sponge, laying down arms, rolling over, tossing it in, putting up white flag … more
fold
  1. To confine animals in a fold.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. crease, pleat, tuck, crimp, bend, plait, ridge, plicate, purse, double, groove, overlap, ruck, lap, ruche, bunch, curl, hem, overlay, dog-ear, turn over, turn under, fold over, fold up, turn up, double over, double up, pucker, corrugate, turn back, fold back, fold down, bend over, turn down, gather, seam, enfold, infold, tuck down, fold under, tuck back, bend back, tuck up, tuck under, wrinkle, ruffle, crinkle, furrow … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mama asks me to help her fold the sheets, a chore I usually enjoy.”
      “His freckles were starting to fold into wrinkles from working outside in the sun and the wind.”
      “He felt a powerful rush of desire to fold her in his arms and embrace her tightly, but knew that such a thing was impossible.”
folds
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fold
  2. Synonyms:
      3. creases, pleats, tucks, crimps, bends, plaits, ridges, plicates, purses, doubles, grooves, overlaps, rucks, laps, ruches, bunches, curls, hems, overlays, dog-ears, turns over, turns under, folds over, folds up, turns up, doubles over, doubles up, wrinkles, ruffles, crinkles, furrows, corrugates, puckers, cockles, crisps, crumples, clasps, clutches, cradles, embosoms, embraces, encloses, envelops, squeezes, wraps, gathers, takes, cuddles, encases … more
foldeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fold
foldest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of fold
folded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of fold
  2. Synonyms:
      3. creased, pleated, tucked, crimped, bent, bended, plaited, ridged, plicated, pursed, doubled, grooved, overlapped, rucked, lapped, ruched, bunched, curled, hemmed, overlaid, overlayed, overlay, dog-eared, turned over, turned under, folded over, folded up, turned up, doubled over, doubled up, wrinkled, ruffled, crinkled, furrowed, corrugated, puckered, cockled, crisped, crumpled, clasped, clutched, cradled, embosomed, embraced, enclosed, enveloped, squeezed, wrapped, wrapt … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He grabbed a wad of toilet paper and folded it up, pressing it hard to slow the blood, then shrugged on his bathrobe and went back to his bed.”
      “He kicked it absently as he made his way to the entrance, his arms folded over his torso, his teeth chattering from the biting cold.”
      “But once the Opposition's weak-sauce amendments were added to the Bill, they folded like a camping chair.”
folden
  1. alternative past participle of fold
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