bɛnd kləʊz kləʊzˈdaʊn kləʊzˈʌp ˌkɒŋɡɹɪˈɡeɪʃən ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃən ˈfeɪθ.fəl ˈfəʊldɪŋ ˈfoʊldɪŋ

plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ˈʃiːpfəʊld incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating Fold the egg whites into the batter the act of folding he gave the napkins a double fold become folded or folded up The bed folds in a jiffy bend or lay so that one part covers the other fold up the newspaper turn up your collar confine in a fold, like sheep 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 a pen for sheep a folded part (as in skin or muscle) a group of sheep or goats a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock 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