ruffle vs fold

ruffle and fold both are nouns.

ruffle and fold both are verbs.

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

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

ruffle: pleat or gather into a ruffle
fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other

Other hypernyms of ruffle include fold up, turn up.

ruffle (noun)	fold (noun)
a noisy fight	the act of folding
a high tight collar	a pen for sheep
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim	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

ruffle (verb)	fold (verb)
pleat or gather into a ruffle	incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
erect or fluff up	become folded or folded up
disturb the smoothness of	bend or lay so that one part covers the other
twitch or flutter	confine in a fold, like sheep
mix so as to make a random order or arrangement	cease to operate or cause to cease operating
trouble or vex
discompose
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

Difference between ruffle and fold

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