fold

Bir şeyi üzerine katlamak, bir parçanın diğerini örtmesi için bükmek

To bend something over on itself so that one part covers another.

• She folded the letter and put it in an envelope.
• Please fold the towels and put them away.
• He folded his arms across his chest.
• Geologists study how tectonic forces fold layers of sedimentary rock over millions of years.
• Researchers must carefully fold the delicate graphene sheets to create three-dimensional nanoscale structures for electronics applications.
• The enzyme's ability to properly fold into its active configuration is essential for catalyzing biochemical reactions in cells.

Eş anlamlılar: bend, crease, double over, turn over

Zıt anlamlılar: unfold, open, spread out, flatten

Başarısız olmak veya faaliyetini durdurmak, özellikle bir işletme veya kuruluş için

To fail or cease operation, especially of a business or organization.

• The company folded after only two years.
• Many small businesses folded during the recession.
• The newspaper folded in 2015.

Eş anlamlılar: collapse, fail, close down, go under

Zıt anlamlılar: succeed, thrive, prosper, flourish

Elini bırakarak poker oyunundan çekilmek

To withdraw from a poker game by discarding one's hand.

• I decided to fold because my hand was terrible.
• He folded when she raised the stakes.
• Don't fold too early—you might have a good hand.

Eş anlamlılar: drop out, forfeit, give up

Zıt anlamlılar: call, raise, bet

Bir şeyi katlamakla oluşan kıvrım veya bükülme

A crease or bend made by folding something.

• There's a fold in the corner of the page.
• Iron out the folds in the fabric.
• The map had several folds in it.

Eş anlamlılar: crease, pleat, wrinkle, line

Koyun veya diğer çiftlik hayvanları için ağıl

An enclosure for sheep or other livestock.

• The shepherd herded the sheep into the fold.
• They built a new fold for the lambs.
• The animals were safe in the fold at night.

Eş anlamlılar: pen, enclosure, corral, paddock