Definitions for crease

Overview of noun crease

The noun crease has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend

(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")

2. wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line

(a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles")

3. kris, creese, crease

(a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade)

Overview of verb crease

The verb crease has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp

(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")

2. furrow, wrinkle, crease

(make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow")

3. graze, crease, rake

(scrape gently; "graze the skin")

4. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle

(become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle")