furrow vs fold

furrow and fold both are nouns.

furrow and fold both are verbs.

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

As verbs, fold is a hypernym of furrow; that is, fold is a word with a broader meaning than furrow:

furrow: make wrinkled or creased
fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other

Other hypernyms of furrow include fold up, turn up.

furrow (noun)	fold (noun)
a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)	the act of folding
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface	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

furrow (verb)	fold (verb)
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove	incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
make wrinkled or creased	become folded or folded up
cut a furrow into a columns	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
	confine in a fold, like sheep
	cease to operate or cause to cease operating

Difference between furrow and fold

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