English dictionary
crease
nounParts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
noun
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
noun
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
verb
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
verb
- scrape gently
verb
- make wrinkled or creased
verb
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
Example sentences
his face has many lines
ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
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
This fabric won't wrinkle
graze the skin
furrow one's brow
The dress got wrinkled
crease the paper like this to make a crane