The noun fold has 7 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "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")
2. (1) congregation, fold, faithful -- (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
3. fold, folding -- (a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock)
4. flock, fold -- (a group of sheep or goats)
5. fold, plica -- (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
6. fold, sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote -- (a pen for sheep)
7. fold, folding -- (the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold")
Overview of verb fold
The verb fold has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (5) fold, fold up, turn up -- (bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar")
3. (1) fold -- (incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter")
4. close up, 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."; "close up the shop")
5. pen up, fold -- (confine in a fold, like sheep)
6. fold, fold up -- (become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy")