adjourn vs fold

fold vs adjourn

adjourn is not a noun while fold is a noun.

adjourn and fold both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjourn	No	No	Yes	No
fold	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fold is a hypernym of adjourn; that is, fold is a word with a broader meaning than adjourn:

adjourn: break from a meeting or gathering
fold: cease to operate or cause to cease operating

Other hypernyms of adjourn include close, close down, close up, shut down.

adjourn (noun)	fold (noun)
	the act of folding
	a pen for sheep
	a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
	a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
	a group of sheep or goats
	a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
	an angular or rounded shape made by folding

adjourn (verb)	fold (verb)
close at the end of a session	incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
break from a meeting or gathering	become folded or folded up
	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
	confine in a fold, like sheep
	cease to operate or cause to cease operating

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