What does "crease" mean?
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
Crease
noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
- Grammar: crease is listed as noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: fold, furrow, wrinkle, autolithograph.
- Useful contrasts: uncreased, flatiron, flatirons.
- Usage evidence: You have to make the crease very straight.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
"His pants had a nice sharp crease."
- 2 Archaic form of kris. alt-of, archaic
"the cursed Malayan crease, and battle-clubs / From the isles of palm"
- 3 a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade wordnet
- 4 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.
"DRS showed he was out of the crease in a controversial run out review."
- 5 a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface wordnet
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- 6 The circle around the goal, which no offensive players may enter during play, unless after scoring.
- 7 an angular or rounded shape made by folding wordnet
- 8 The area in front of each goal.
- 9 A crack. Jamaica, slang
"(To Ali G): My skin is so dry. So for being a bad boy, I want you to rub oil into me, paying special attention to my breasts and my batty crease."
Verb
- 1 To make a crease in; to wrinkle. transitive
- 2 Archaic form of kris. alt-of, archaic
"Then a Malay creased Richard Hunt, who escaped for a moment up the ropes."
- 3 become wrinkled or crumpled or creased wordnet
- 4 To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles. intransitive
- 5 scrape gently wordnet
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- 6 To lightly bloody; to graze. transitive
"The bullet just creased his shoulder."
- 7 make wrinkled or creased wordnet
- 8 To laugh. UK, colloquial, intransitive, reflexive
"I can't breathe, I'm creasing so hard."
- 9 make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"You have to make the crease very straight."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "crease"?
Common synonyms include: fold, furrow, wrinkle, autolithograph, be a printmaker, bend.
How do you use "crease" in a sentence?
You have to make the crease very straight.
Etymology
From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest.