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folding
 
Adjective folding has 1 sense
  1. foldable, foldaway, folding - capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed"
    Antonyms: noncollapsible, noncollapsable (indirect, via collapsible)
Noun folding has 2 senses
  1. protein folding, folding - the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code"
    --1 is a kind of organic process, biological process
  2. fold, folding - the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold"
    --2 is a kind of change of shape
    --2 has particulars: plication, pleating
    Derived form: verb fold1
Verb fold has 6 senses
  1. fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
    --1 is one way to change surface
    Antonyms: unfold, spread, spread out, open
    Derived forms: noun fold1, noun fold5, noun folder2, noun folding2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. fold - intertwine; "fold one's hands, arms, or legs"
    --2 is one way to     intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. fold - incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
    --3 is one way to     integrate, incorporate
    Sample sentence:
    They fold the sheets
  4. close, fold, shut down, close down - cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
    Sample sentence:
    The business is going to fold
  5. pen up, fold - confine in a fold, like sheep
    --5 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
    Derived form: noun fold4
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  6. fold, fold up - become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"
    --6 is one way to change
    Derived form: noun fold5
    Sample sentences:
    The sheets didn't fold
    These fabrics fold easily
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