crease
[noun]
Synonyms:
- line, corrugation, fold, groove, ridge, wrinkle
[verb]
Synonyms:
- wrinkle, corrugate, crumple, double up, fold, rumple, screw up

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. crease¹ /kriːs/ noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from crest]

1. [countable] a line on a piece of cloth, paper etc where it has been folded, crushed, or pressed:
She smoothed the creases from her skirt.
I’ll have to iron out the creases.

2. [countable] a fold in someone’s skin ⇒ wrinkle:
the creases on his forehead

3. [singular] the line where the player has to stand to hit the ball in cricket

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. crease² verb [intransitive and transitive]
to become marked with a line or lines, or to make a line appear on cloth, paper etc by folding or crushing it ⇒ crumple:
Don’t sit on my newspaper. You’ll crease it!
These trousers crease really easily.
A worried frown creased her forehead.
—creased adjective:
This shirt is too creased to wear.
crease (somebody) up phrasal verb
British English spoken to laugh a lot, or to make someone laugh a lot Synonym : crack up:
She really creases me up!

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

crease
noun
I. untidy line/fold
ADJ. deep
VERB + CREASE have She had lots of deep creases at the corners of her eyes.
iron out, remove, smooth (out) She smoothed the creases from the tablecloth.
PREP. ~ in There were a lot of creases in her skirt.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

crease
II. neat line that is put onto fabric/paper
ADJ. knife-edge, sharp
PREP. ~ in a sharp crease in his trousers

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

crease
verb
ADV. badly, easily This material creases very easily.
a bit, slightly His shirt had creased a bit in the suitcase.
PHRASES be/get creased Her clothes were badly creased.

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