folding

Made so that its parts can bend together to take up less space.

• Bring a folding chair.
• Our folding table fits in the car.
• She rides a folding bicycle to work.

Similar words: foldable, collapsible

Common phrases: folding chair, folding table, folding bicycle, folding bed

The act of bending one part of something over another, or the bend made by doing this.

• The folding took ten minutes.
• Paper folding is a relaxing hobby.
• Careful folding keeps these shirts neat.

How to use it: folding of something (Careful folding of the map keeps it small.)

Opposites: unfolding

Common phrases: paper folding, careful folding, folding of something

Hiding sections of computer code on the screen so that the remaining code is easier to read.

• This editor supports code folding.
• Folding makes long files easier to navigate.
• You can disable automatic folding in the settings.

Common phrases: code folding, enable folding, automatic folding

Keeping sheep inside fences on farmland, often so their waste makes the soil better.

• Folding helped improve the soil.
• The farmer used folding to fertilize his fields.
• Night folding kept the sheep in one enclosure.

Similar words: penning

Common phrases: sheep folding, night folding, folding of sheep

Money in the form of paper notes.

• Have you got any folding?
• He had plenty of folding in his wallet.
• She wanted folding rather than a pocketful of coins.

Similar words: banknotes, paper money, bills

Common phrases: some folding, plenty of folding