restrain vs fold

fold vs restrain

restrain is not a noun while fold is a noun.

restrain and fold both are verbs.

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

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

restrain: to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
fold: confine in a fold, like sheep

Other hyponyms of restrain include bind, tie down, tie up, truss, fetter, shackle, enchain, pinion, shackle, impound, pound, pound, pound up, pen up, ground.

restrain (noun)	fold (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

restrain (verb)	fold (verb)
prevent the action or expression of	incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement	become folded or folded up
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
prevent (someone or something) from doing something	confine in a fold, like sheep
	cease to operate or cause to cease operating

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