"fold" meaning in English

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          "text": "A type of art where paper is folded to make different models is called origami."
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          "text": "She folded the letter and put it into the envelope to mail it."
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        "If you fold something thin such as paper, you bend it so it touches itself."
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          "text": "Fold the egg whites into the batter."
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          "text": "There was a fold down the middle of the paper."
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        "A fold is a bend or a crease."
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          "text": "After the sheep eat grass all day in the fields, they come home to the fold where it's safe for the night."
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          "text": "Fold the egg whites into the batter."
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