tuck vs fold

tuck and fold both are nouns.

tuck and fold both are verbs.

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

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

tuck: make a tuck or several folds in
fold: bend or lay so that one part covers the other

Other hypernyms of tuck include fold up, turn up.

tuck (noun)	fold (noun)
a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place	the act of folding
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges	a pen for sheep
(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest	a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
eatables (especially sweets)	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

tuck (verb)	fold (verb)
fit snugly into	incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating
make a tuck or several folds in	become folded or folded up
draw together into folds or puckers	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 tuck and fold

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