fold up vs collapse

collapse vs fold up

fold up is not a noun while collapse is a noun.

fold up and collapse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fold up	No	No	Yes	No
collapse	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

fold up: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
collapse: fold or close up

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

fold up (noun)	collapse (noun)
	the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
	a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
	a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
	an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

fold up (verb)	collapse (verb)
become folded or folded up	collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	lose significance, effectiveness, or value
	suffer a nervous breakdown
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	fold or close up
	fall apart
	cause to burst

Difference between fold up and collapse

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