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crease

Nouns

• (n) 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
  crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend,
• (n) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
  • his face has many lines
  • ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
  crinkle, wrinkle, furrow, seam, line,
• (n) a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade creese, kris,

Verbs

• (v) 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
  crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch,
• (v) make wrinkled or creased
  • furrow one's brow
  furrow, wrinkle,
• (v) scrape gently
  • graze the skin
  graze, rake,
• (v) become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
  • This fabric won't wrinkle
  crinkle, rumple, crumple, wrinkle,

Synonyms

crimp fold plication flexure bend crinkle crisp ruckle scrunch up wrinkle scrunch furrow seam line creese kris graze rake rumple crumple

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