What is the meaning of crease?

noun

  • An angular or rounded shape made by folding.
    • usage: "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"
  • A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface.
    • usage: "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
  • A Malayan dagger with a wavy blade.

verb

  • Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.
    • usage: "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
  • Make wrinkled or creased.
    • usage: "furrow one's brow"
  • Scrape gently.
    • usage: "graze the skin"
  • Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased.
    • usage: "This fabric won't wrinkle"
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