Fold

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NOUN

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

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

a group of sheep or goats

a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

a pen for sheep

the act of folding

VERB

bend or lay so that one part covers the other

incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating

cease to operate or cause to cease operating

confine in a fold, like sheep

become folded or folded up

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