Noun crease has 3 senses
  1. fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend - 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"
    --1 is a kind of angular shape, angularity
    --1 has particulars:
     pleat, plait; kink, twist, twirl; pucker, ruck
  2. wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
    --2 is a kind of depression, impression, imprint
    --2 is a part of skin, tegument, cutis
    --2 has particulars:
     crow's foot, crow's feet, laugh line; dermatoglyphic; frown line; line of life, life line, lifeline; line of heart, heart line, love line, mensal line; line of fate, line of destiny, line of Saturn
    Derived forms: verb crease4, verb crease2, verb crease1
  3. kris, creese, crease - a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
    --3 is a kind of dagger, sticker
,Verb crease has 4 senses
  1. wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp - make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
    --1 is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
    Derived form: noun crease2
    Sample sentence:
    They crease the sheets
  2. furrow, wrinkle, crease - make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"
    --2 is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
    Derived form: noun crease2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. graze, crease, rake - scrape gently; "graze the skin"
    --3 is one way to brush
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  4. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
    --4 is one way to fold, fold up
    Derived form: noun crease2
    Sample sentences:
    The sheets didn't crease
    These fabrics crease easily
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