fold vs ruckle

fold is a noun but ruckle is not a noun.

fold and ruckle both are verbs.

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

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

fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
ruckle: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

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

fold (noun)	ruckle (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)	ruckle (verb)
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating	make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
become folded or folded up	make a hoarse, rattling sound
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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