Definition of crease Crease
/kɹiˈs/ - [krees] - crease
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| crease - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" | ||
| wrinkle, furrow, crinkle, seam, line | ||
| imprint, impression, depression a device produced by pressure on a surface | ||
| cutis, tegument, skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" | ||
| crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes | ||
| dermatoglyphic the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet) | ||
| frown line a facial wrinkle associated with frowning | ||
| life line, line of life, lifeline a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live | ||
| heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature | ||
| crease - 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" | ||
| fold, plication, flexure, crimp, bend | ||
| angular shape, angularity a shape having one or more sharp angles | ||
| pleat, plait any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape | ||
| twirl, kink, twist a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out" | ||
| crease - a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade | ||
| kris, creese | ||
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| crease - 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" | ||
| wrinkle, ruckle, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp | ||
| fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
| cockle, knit, pucker, rumple, crumple make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf" | ||
| ruck, ruck up, pucker to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" | ||
| crease - scrape gently; "graze the skin" | ||
| graze, rake | ||
| brush remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" | ||
| shave remove body hair with a razor | ||
| crease - make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" | ||
| furrow, wrinkle | ||
| fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
| crease - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" | ||
| rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crinkle | ||
| fold up, fold incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
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- crease (Noun)
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. - crease (Noun)
One of the white lines drawn on the pitch to show different areas of play; especially the popping crease , but also the bowling crease and the return crease . - crease (Noun)
The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go. - crease (Noun)
The goal crease ; an area in front of each goal, surrounded by thin red lines and filled in with light blue. - crease (Verb)
To make a crease in; to wrinkle. - crease (Verb)
To lightly bloody; to graze.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- crease (n.)
See Creese. - crease (n.)
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. - crease (n.)
One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker. - crease (v. t.)
To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling.
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crease
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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crease
krēs, n. a mark made by folding or doubling anything: (cricket) a line indicating the boundaries of a particular space, as the position of a batter and bowler.—v.t. to make creases in anything.—v.i. to become creased.—adj. Creas′y, full of creases. [Prob. Celt., as Bret. krīz, &c.]
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A dagger or poniard, the universal weapon of the inhabitants of the Malayan Archipelago. It is made of many different forms, short or long, straight or crooked. The hilt and scabbard are often much ornamented. Men of all ranks wear this weapon; and those of high rank, when in full dress, sometimes carry three or four. In Java women sometimes wear it.
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