English noun: crease | |||
1. | crease (shape) an angular or rounded shape made by folding | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | bend, crimp, flexure, fold, plication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angular shape, angularity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | kink, plait, pleat, pucker, ruck, twirl, twist | ||
2. | crease (shape) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface | ||
Samples | His face has many lines. Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles. | ||
Synonyms | crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | depression, impression, imprint | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crow's feet, crow's foot, dermatoglyphic, frown line, heart line, laugh line, life line, lifeline, line of destiny, line of fate, line of heart, line of life, line of Saturn, love line, mensal line | ||
Part meronym | cutis, skin, tegument | ||
3. | crease (artifact) a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade | ||
Synonyms | creese, kris | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dagger, sticker | ||
English verb: crease | |||
1. | crease (contact) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in | ||
Samples | The dress got wrinkled. Crease the paper like this to make a crane. | ||
Examples | They crease the sheets | ||
Synonyms | crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fold, fold up, turn up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cockle, crumple, knit, pucker, pucker, ruck, ruck up, rumple | ||
2. | crease (contact) make wrinkled or creased | ||
Samples | Furrow one's brow. | ||
Synonyms | furrow, wrinkle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fold, fold up, turn up | ||
3. | crease (contact) scrape gently | ||
Samples | Graze the skin. | ||
Synonyms | graze, rake | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brush | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | shave | ||
4. | crease (change) become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | ||
Samples | This fabric won't wrinkle. | ||
Examples | The sheets didn't crease, These fabrics crease easily | ||
Synonyms | crinkle, crumple, rumple, wrinkle | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fold, fold up | ||