fold vs collapse

collapse vs fold

fold and collapse both are nouns.

fold and collapse both are verbs.

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

As verbs, collapse is a hyponym of fold; that is, collapse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fold:

fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
collapse: fold or close up

Other hyponyms of fold include pleat, plicate, crease, furrow, wrinkle, crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle, corrugate, pleat, ruffle, tuck, crimp, pinch, cross.

fold (noun)	collapse (noun)
the act of folding	the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
a pen for sheep	a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
a folded part (as in skin or muscle)	a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church	an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
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

fold (verb)	collapse (verb)
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating	collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
become folded or folded up	lose significance, effectiveness, or value
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	suffer a nervous breakdown
confine in a fold, like sheep	break down, literally or metaphorically
cease to operate or cause to cease operating	fold or close up
	fall apart
	cause to burst

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