fold vs pinch

fold and pinch both are nouns.

fold and pinch both are verbs.

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

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

fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
pinch: make ridges into by pinching together

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

fold (noun)	pinch (noun)
the act of folding	a squeeze with the fingers
a pen for sheep	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
a folded part (as in skin or muscle)	a small sharp bite or snip
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church	a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
a group of sheep or goats	a slight but appreciable amount
a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock	an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
an angular or rounded shape made by folding	a painful or straitened circumstance

fold (verb)	pinch (verb)
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating	irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
become folded or folded up	squeeze tightly between the fingers
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	make ridges into by pinching together
confine in a fold, like sheep	cut the top off
cease to operate or cause to cease operating	make off with belongings of others

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