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fold vs cross

cross vs fold

fold and cross both are nouns.

fold is not an adjective while cross is an adjective.

fold and cross both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fold Yes No Yes No
cross Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, cross is a hyponym of fold; that is, cross is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fold:
  • fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  • cross: fold so as to resemble a cross
Other hyponyms of fold include pleat, plicate, crease, furrow, wrinkle, crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle, corrugate, pleat, ruffle, tuck, crimp, pinch, collapse.
fold (noun) cross (noun)
the act of folding (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
a pen for sheep (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
a folded part (as in skin or muscle) a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
a group of sheep or goats any affliction that causes great suffering
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
fold (adjective) cross (adjective)
extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
annoyed and irritable
fold (verb) cross (verb)
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
become folded or folded up trace a line through or across
bend or lay so that one part covers the other travel across or pass over
confine in a fold, like sheep meet and pass
cease to operate or cause to cease operating meet at a point
fold so as to resemble a cross
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
to cover or extend over an area or time period
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