fold vs crumple

crumple vs fold

fold is a noun but crumple is not a noun.

fold and crumple both are verbs.

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

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

fold: become folded or folded up
crumple: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

Other hyponyms of fold include crease, crinkle, rumple, wrinkle.

fold (noun)	crumple (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

fold (verb)	crumple (verb)
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
become folded or folded up	to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	fold or collapse
confine in a fold, like sheep	fall apart
cease to operate or cause to cease operating

Difference between fold and crumple

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