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crease

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Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun crease has 3 senses

crease(n = noun.shape) bend, crimp, flexure, fold, plication - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

has particulars: plait, pleat, kink, twirl, twist, pucker, ruck

is a kind of angular shape, angularity

crease(n = noun.shape) crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

is a part of cutis, skin, tegument

is a kind of depression, impression, imprint

has particulars: crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line, dermatoglyphic, frown line, life line, lifeline, line of life, heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line, line of destiny, line of fate, line of saturn

Derived forms verb crease₄, verb crease₂, verb crease₁

crease(n = noun.artifact) creese, kris - a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade; Array

is a kind of dagger, sticker

Verb crease has 4 senses

crease(v = verb.contact) crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"

is one way to fold, fold up, turn up

Derived form noun crease₂

Sample sentence:
They crease the sheets

crease(v = verb.contact) furrow, wrinkle - make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"

is one way to fold, fold up, turn up

Derived form noun crease₂

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

crease(v = verb.contact) graze, rake - scrape gently; "graze the skin"

is one way to brush

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

crease(v = verb.change) crinkle, crumple, rumple, wrinkle - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"

is one way to fold, fold up

Derived form noun crease₂

Sample sentences:
The sheets didn't crease
These fabrics crease easily

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CIDE DICTIONARY

crease, n.

See Creese. Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

crease, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness, krausen, kr, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple, crease.].

A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. [1913 Webster]

One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker. [1913 Webster]

The combination of four lines forming a rectangle inclosing either goal, or the inclosed space itself, within which no attacking player is allowed unless the ball is there; -- called also goal crease. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Bowling crease (Cricket), a line extending three feet four inches on each side of the central strings at right angles to the line between the wickets. -- Return crease (Cricket), a short line at each end of the bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward the bowler. -- Popping crease (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling crease and at least as long as the latter. J. H. Walsh (Encyc. of Rural Sports).

crease, v. t.

To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling. [1913 Webster]
"Creased, like dog's ears in a folio." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

crease, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a line in paper etc. caused by folding. b a fold or wrinkle.
2 Cricket a line marking the position of the bowler or batsman (see POPPING-CREASE, bowling-crease).
3 an area near the goal in ice hockey or lacrosse into which the puck or the ball must precede the players.
--v.
1 tr. make creases in (material).
2 intr. become creased (linen creases badly).
3 tr. & intr. sl. (often foll. by up) make or become incapable through laughter.
4 tr. esp. US sl. a tire out. b stun or kill.

crease, create v.
1 tr. a (of natural or historical forces) bring into existence; cause (poverty creates resentment). b (of a person or persons) make or cause (create a diversion; create a good impression).
2 tr. originate (an actor creates a part).
3 tr. invest (a person) with a rank (created him a lord).
4 intr. sl. Brit. make a fuss; grumble.

Derivative

creatable adj.

Etymology

ME f. L creare

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THESAURUS

crease
autolithograph, be a printmaker, carve, character, chisel, cocker, cockle, corrugate, corrugation, crankle, creasing, cribble, crimp, crimple, crinkle, crisp, crosshatch, crumple, cut, dog-ear, double, double over, doubling, duplicature, enchase, enfold, engrave, flection, flexure, flounce, flute, fold, fold over, frill, furrow, gather, grave, groove, hatch, incise, infold, inscribe, interfold, knit, knot, lap over, lapel, lappet, line, lithograph, make prints, mark, plait, plat, pleat, plica, plicate, plication, plicature, ply, print, pucker, purse, quill, ridge, rimple, ripple, rivel, ruche, ruching, ruck, ruckle, ruff, ruffle, rumple, score, scrape, scratch, sculpture, shirr, stipple, tool, tuck, turn over, twill, wimple, wrinkle

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crease

Fold
N fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease, tuck, gather, flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel, pucker, crow's feet, plication, folded, fluted, pleated.

VB fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, flute, frizzle, frounce, rivel, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple, crumple, pucker, turn down, double down, down under, tuck, ruck, hem, gather.

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