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crease

/ crease /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
angular shape angularity
Kinds of:
pleat plait kink twist twirl
Derived:
bend flex deform twist turn
verb Sense 2
scrape gently
"graze the skin"
Type of:
brush
Kinds of:
shave
Derived:
graze grazing shaving skimming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 3
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
Type of:
dagger sticker
noun Sense 4
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
"his face has many lines"
"ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
Type of:
depression impression imprint
Kinds of:
crow's foot crow's feet laugh line dermatoglyphic frown line
Has parts:
skin tegument cutis
Derived:
line rumple crumple wrinkle crinkle
verb Sense 5
make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one''s brow"
Type of:
fold fold up turn up
Derived:
wrinkle furrow crinkle seam line
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface
"The dress got wrinkled"
Type of:
fold fold up turn up
Kinds of:
pucker rumple cockle crumple knit
Derived:
wrinkle furrow crinkle seam line
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 7
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
"This fabric won''t wrinkle"
Type of:
fold fold up
Derived:
wrinkle furrow crinkle seam line
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
64
Times Searched
3
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angular shape angularity pleat plait kink twist twirl brush shave dagger sticker depression