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  • 31fold — [[t]fo͟ʊld[/t]] ♦♦♦ folds, folding, folded 1) VERB If you fold something such as a piece of paper or cloth, you bend it so that one part covers another part, often pressing the edge so that it stays in place. [V n] He folded the paper carefully …

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  • 32fold —    by Simon O Sullivan   Although appearing throughout Deleuze s work, the fold is particularly mobilised in the books on Michel Foucault and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. In each case the fold is developed in relation to another s work. We… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 33fold —    by Simon O Sullivan   Although appearing throughout Deleuze s work, the fold is particularly mobilised in the books on Michel Foucault and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz. In each case the fold is developed in relation to another s work. We… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 34fold — I. /foʊld / (say fohld) verb (t) 1. to double or bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself. 2. to bring together (the arms, hands, legs, etc.) with one round another: to fold one s arms on one s chest. 3. to bring (the wings) close to the body,… …

  • 35fold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of sth folded ADJECTIVE ▪ loose, soft ▪ deep, heavy ▪ neat ▪ vertical …

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  • 36fold — I [[t]foʊld[/t]] v. t. 1) to bend (cloth, paper, etc.) over upon itself 2) to bring into a compact form by bending and laying parts together: to fold up a map[/ex] 3) to bring together and intertwine or cross: He folded his arms on his chest[/ex] …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37fold up — verb 1. bend or lay so that one part covers the other (Freq. 1) fold up the newspaper turn up your collar • Syn: ↑fold, ↑turn up • Ant: ↑unfold (for …

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  • 38fold — {{11}}fold (n.1) pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals, O.E. falæd, falud stall, stable, cattle pen, a general Germanic word (Cf. E.Fris. folt enclosure, dunghill, Du. vaalt dunghill, Dan. fold pen for sheep ), of uncertain origin …

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  • 39fold in — phrasal verb fold in or fold into [transitive] Word forms fold in : present tense I/you/we/they fold in he/she/it folds in present participle folding in past tense folded in past participle folded in 1) fold something in/into something to use a… …

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  • 40fold — I fold 1. fold sb., en, er, erne (rynke; ombøjning); lægge ansigtet i de rette folder; de vante folder; slå sine folder II fold 2. fold sb., en, e, ene (indhegning); hestene går på fold III fold 3. fold sb. (itk.), fold, ene (et mål for… …

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