crease
/krˈis/
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Noun
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
Noun
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
Verb
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"
Verb
make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one''s brow"
Verb
scrape gently; "graze the skin"
Verb
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won''t wrinkle"
Synonyms
bend
creese
crimp
crinkle
crisp
crumple
flexure
fold
furrow
graze
kris
line
plication
rake
ruckle
rumple
scrunch
scrunch up
seam
wrinkle