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 Definitions of crease  [kris]  

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Definition of 'crease' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) crease
a ridge or furrow produced in or on anything by folding, striking, etc.

2.  crease
a wrinkle, esp. one on the face.

3.  crease
a sharp, vertical edge pressed into the front and back of trousers.

4.  crease
(in ice hockey) the marked rectangular or semicircular area in front of a goal cage.

5. (v.t.) crease
to make a crease in; wrinkle.

6.  crease
to wound by a superficial shot.

7. (v.i.) crease
to become creased.

Etymology:  (1400–50; late ME creeste, crest)

Definition of 'crease' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) 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"

2. (noun) 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"

3. (verb) kris, creese, crease
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade

4. (verb) wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
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"

5. (verb) furrow, wrinkle, crease
make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one's brow"

6. (verb) graze, crease, rake
scrape gently
"graze the skin"

7. (verb) rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
"This fabric won't wrinkle"


Definition of 'crease' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) crease
a line where sth has been folded or pressed
a crease in his pants; Tear the paper along the crease.


Definition of 'crease' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) crease
see Creese

2. (noun) crease
a line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced

3. (noun) crease
one of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker

4. (verb) crease
to make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling


Translation of 'crease' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a mark made by folding or doubling something
a smart crease in his trousers; My dress was full of creases after being in my suitcase.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vou, plooi Arabic flag Arabic: ثِنْيَـه، تَجَعُّد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: гънка
Brazilian flag Brazilian: vinco Czech flag Czech: puk, zmačkání German flag German: die Falte
Danish flag Danish: pressefold; fold; krølle Greek flag Greek: ζάρα Spanish flag Spanish: arruga, pliegue, raya
Estonian flag Estonian: volt, korts, viik Farsi flag Farsi: چین و چروک Finnish flag Finnish: ryppy
French flag French: pli Hebrew flag Hebrew: קֶמֶט Hindi flag Hindi: सिकुड़न, चुन्नट का चिह्न
Croatian flag Croatian: nabor Hungarian flag Hungarian: gyűrődés Indonesian flag Indonesian: lipatan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: brot, krumpa Italian flag Italian: piega, sgualcitura Japanese flag Japanese: 折り目
Korean flag Korean: 주름 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kantas, klostė, raukšlė Latvian flag Latvian: kroka; krunka; ieloce; ie
Malay flag Malay: kesan renyuk Dutch flag Dutch: vouw, kreukel Norwegian flag Norwegian: pressefold, rynke, krøll
Polish flag Polish: fałda, zmarszczka Persian flag Persian: چین و چروک Pashto flag Pashto: ګونځی او چاودی
Portuguese flag Portuguese: vinco Romanian flag Romanian: cută Russian flag Russian: складка
Slovak flag Slovak: záhyb; puk Slovenian flag Slovenian: guba Serbian flag Serbian: nabor
Swedish flag Swedish: veck, pressveck Thai flag Thai: รอยพับ Turkish flag Turkish: kırışık; ütü çizgisi
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 摺痕,皺摺 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: зморшка; складка Urdu flag Urdu: سلوٹ، شکن
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nếp gấp Chinese flag Chinese: 折痕

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