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- Dictionarycrease/kriːs/
noun
- 1. a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing: "khaki trousers with knife-edge creases" Similar
- 2. any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places, especially one defining the position of a batter.
verb
- 1. make a crease in (cloth or paper): "he sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket" Similar Opposite
- 2. burst out or cause to burst out laughing: informal British "Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up"
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CREASE definition: 1. a line on cloth or paper where it has been folded or crushed: 2. in cricket, a line drawn on…. Learn more.
1. : to make a crease in or on : wrinkle. a smile creased her face. 2. : to wound slightly especially by grazing. creased by a bullet. intransitive verb. : to become creased. creaser noun. Synonyms. Noun. crimp. crinkle.
A crease is a fold, wrinkle, or line, like the crease in your perfectly ironed pants or the worried crease in your dad's forehead when he sees you heading out into the snow without a hat and scarf.
noun. a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow. a wrinkle, especially one on the face. the straight, vertical edge or line produced in the front and back of trousers, especially men's trousers, by pressing, as with a steam presser or iron.
If cloth, paper, etc. creases, or if you crease it, it gets a line in it where it has been folded or crushed: The seat belt has creased my blouse . It's a nice dress , but it creases very easily .
1. a line or mark produced by folding, pressing, or wrinkling. 2. a wrinkle or furrow, esp on the face. 3. (Cricket) cricket any three lines near each wicket marking positions for the bowler or batsman.
a neat line that you make in something, for example when you fold paper or iron clothes. trousers with a sharp crease in the legs. Make a crease in the paper and then unfold it. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. a line in the skin, especially on the face. creases around the eyes.
CREASE definition: 1. a line on cloth or paper where it has been folded or crushed 2. If cloth, paper, etc creases, or…. Learn more.
Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded. 2. Creases in someone's skin are lines which form where their skin folds when they move.
noun. creases. A line, mark, or ridge made by folding and pressing cloth, paper, etc. The crease in trousers. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A fold or wrinkle. Creases in a jowl. Webster's New World. In lacrosse, the circle marked around the goal into which offensive players cannot enter. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
