fold up vs pinch

pinch vs fold up

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

fold up and pinch both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

fold up (noun)	pinch (noun)
	a squeeze with the fingers
	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
	a small sharp bite or snip
	a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
	a slight but appreciable amount
	an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
	a painful or straitened circumstance

fold up (verb)	pinch (verb)
become folded or folded up	irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	squeeze tightly between the fingers
	make ridges into by pinching together
	cut the top off
	make off with belongings of others

Difference between fold up and pinch

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