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Folding

/ˈfəʊldɪŋ/

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

📖 Definitions of "Folding"

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

    "If you fold the sheets, they'll fit more easily in the drawer."

  3. 3

    To become folded; to form folds.

    "Cardboard doesn't fold very easily."

  4. 4

    To fall over; to be crushed.

    "The chair folded under his enormous weight."

verb
  1. 1

    To confine animals in a fold.

noun
  1. 1

    The action of folding; a fold.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

adjective
  1. 1

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

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