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Synonyms for Fold (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (an angular or rounded shape made by folding):
bend, crease, crimp, flexure, plication

WordNet sense 2 (a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock):
folding

WordNet sense 3 (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church):
congregation, faithful

WordNet sense 4 (a group of sheep or goats):
flock

WordNet sense 5 (a folded part (as in skin or muscle)):
plica

WordNet sense 6 (a pen for sheep):
sheepfold, sheepcote, sheep pen

WordNet sense 7 (cease to operate or cause to cease operating):
close, close up, close down, shut down

WordNet sense 8 (confine in a fold, like sheep):
pen up

WordNet sense 9 (bend or lay so that one part covers the other):
turn up, fold up


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