fold vs tuck

fold and tuck both are nouns.

fold and tuck both are verbs.

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

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

fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
tuck: make a tuck or several folds in

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

fold (noun)	tuck (noun)
the act of folding	a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
a pen for sheep	a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
a folded part (as in skin or muscle)	(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church	eatables (especially sweets)
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)	tuck (verb)
incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating	fit snugly into
become folded or folded up	make a tuck or several folds in
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	draw together into folds or puckers
confine in a fold, like sheep
cease to operate or cause to cease operating

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