The meaning of Crease

kriːs

Crease – definition

noun
A line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing.
Usage examples:
Khaki trousers with knife-edge creases
Synonims:
Fold Groove Ridge Furrow Line Ruck Pleat Tuck Corrugation Ruckle
noun
Any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places, especially one defining the position of a batter.
Usage examples:
So can you please do us a favour and sweep the pitch and remake the creases?

verb
Any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places.
verb
An area around the goal in ice hockey or lacrosse which the players may not enter unless the puck or the ball has already done so.
Usage examples:
He was caught in the crease without the puck
verb
Make a crease in (cloth or paper).
Usage examples:
He sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket
Synonims:
Crumple Wrinkle Crinkle Scrunch up Rumple Line Pucker Crimp Ruck up Gather Furrow Ruckle Press Iron Put a crease in Fold Corrugate Pleat Tuck
verb
Burst out or cause to burst out laughing.
Usage examples:
Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up
verb
Hit or punch (someone) hard.
Usage examples:
Clap or i'll crease you
verb
(of a bullet) graze (someone or something).
Usage examples:
A bullet creased his thigh

noun
A line or mark made on material by folding or pressing it, or a line in a person’s skin, esp. in the face
Usage examples:
There were tiny creases in her eye shadow., [ t ] a frown creased mr. cuna’s boyish face.

Crease translation into English

Crease: translate from English into Chinese

折痕, 皱, 襞, 折缝, 蹙皱

Crease: translate from English into Dutch

Vouw, Kreuk, Plooi, Kreukelen, Vouwen, Plooien, Verfomfaaien, Frommelen

Crease: translate from English into French

Pli, Froisser, Plisser, Se froisser, Pliure, Chiffonner, Branche, Faire blesser

Crease: translate from English into German

Falte, Knittern, Falten, Knick, Zerknittern, Kniff, Zerdrücken, Zerknautschen, Knautschen, Runzeln, Knüllen, Versitzen

Crease: translate from English into Hindi

शिकन, क्रीज़, सिकुड़न

Crease: translate from English into Italian

Piega, Sgualcire, Grinza, Spiegazzare, Stropicciare, Fare la piega

Crease: translate from English into Korean

접은 자국, 포복 절도하다, 접은 자국이 생기다, 스쳐가는 탄환으로 찰과상을 기절시키다, 스쳐가는 탄환으로 찰과상을 입히다, 포복 절도시키다, 주름투성이로 만들다, 주름을 잡다, 말레이시아 사람의 단도, 타자의 한계선, 투수의 한계선, 옷의 주름, 접은 자국금

Crease: translate from English into Russian

Складка, Сгиб, Мять, Морщина, Мяться, Черта, Делать складки, Линия, Отутюженная складка брюк, Загиб, Старое русло реки, Конек крыши, Утюжить складки, Морщинистый, Фальцевать, Загибать

Crease: translate from English into Spanish

Pliegue, Arruga, Arrugar, Plegar, Doblez, Raya, Plegadura, Raya de pantalones

Word origin

late 16th century: probably a variant of crest.

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Crease – similar words

creased

adjective
Marked by creases or wrinkles.
Usage examples:
A creased piece of paper

verb
Make a crease in (cloth or paper).
Usage examples:
He sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket

adjective
With a crease or creases
Usage examples:
Can you iron my shirt? it's really creased.

All meanings and translations of Creased

Crease synonims

corrugation

ˌkɒr.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən

noun
A line or fold on the surface of something
Usage examples:
The path is full of corrugations which make it unsuitable for caravans., on this scan, you can see …

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crimp

krɪmp

verb
Compress (something) into small folds or ridges.
Usage examples:
She crimped the edge of the pie

noun
A folded or compressed edge.
Usage examples:
Anyway, hayley has pouffed her hair out into some ‘rock star’ curls and crimps, and she looks prett…

verb
To press something into small folds or curves
Usage examples:
She had her hair crimped.

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crinkle

ˈkrɪŋ.kəl

verb
Form into small surface creases or wrinkles.
Usage examples:
Rose's face crinkled in bewilderment

noun
A wrinkle or crease on the surface of something.
Usage examples:
There was a crinkle of suspicion on her forehead

verb
To have or cause to have many little lines and folds
Usage examples:
[ i ] the paper was old and crinkled., the machine won’t take your bills unless you smooth out the …

All meanings and translations of Crinkle

crumple

ˈkrʌmp(ə)l

verb
Crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled.
Usage examples:
He crumpled up the paper bag

noun
A crushed fold, crease, or wrinkle.
Usage examples:
The initial sense of containment and propriety is reassuring but after 10 minutes the stains start …

All meanings and translations of Crumple

fold

verb
Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another.
Usage examples:
Sam folded up the map

noun
A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth.
Usage examples:
The fabric fell in soft folds

verb
Shut (livestock) in a fold.

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furrow

ˈfʌr.əʊ

noun
A long, narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds or irrigation.
Usage examples:
Regular furrows in a ploughed field

verb
Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something).
Usage examples:
Gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor

noun
A long, narrow cut or fold in the surface of something
Usage examples:
The plow sped along the furrow, turning over the earth., he tried to smooth the furrow out of his j…

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gather

ˈɡaðə

verb
Come together; assemble or accumulate.
Usage examples:
As soon as a crowd gathered, the police came

noun
A part of a garment that is gathered.
Usage examples:
This can be accomplished at side seams, the center back seam, gathers, pleats, darts or a combinati…

verb
Assemble or get together

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groove

ɡruːv

noun
A long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material.
Usage examples:
And that is why we are having a very hard look at the grooves on club-faces right now.

verb
Make a groove or grooves in.
Usage examples:
Deep lines grooved her face

noun
A long, narrow, hollow space cut into a surface
Usage examples:
The window slides along a groove in the frame.

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pucker

verb
(especially with reference to a person's face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds.
Usage examples:
The child's face puckered, ready to cry

noun
A tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold.
Usage examples:
A pucker between his eyebrows

verb
To press together and form small folds in something such as cloth or skin
Usage examples:
She puckered her lips and gave her grandma a kiss., [ m ] this hem is all puckered up., puckers wer…

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ruck

rʌk

noun
A loose scrum formed around a player with the ball on the ground.
Usage examples:
Players will be encouraged to go to the ground when tackled to form a ruck

verb
Take part in a ruck.
Usage examples:
Too often the pack failed to ruck as a unit

noun
A crease or wrinkle.

All meanings and translations of Ruck

ruckle

verb
Another term for ruck2.
Usage examples:
In the hall, the rugs were ruckled up as if someone had been in a hurry to get out

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rumple

ˈrʌmp(ə)l

verb
Give a creased, ruffled, or dishevelled appearance to.
Usage examples:
The girl rumpled his thin streaky hair

noun
An untidy state.
Usage examples:
She left her clothes in a rumple on the floor

All meanings and translations of Rumple

tuck

tʌk

verb
Push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them.
Usage examples:
He tucked his shirt into his trousers

noun
A flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration.
Usage examples:
A dress with tucks along the bodice

verb
Make a tuck or several folds in

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wrinkle

ˈrɪŋ.kəl

noun
A slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face.
Usage examples:
She smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt

verb
Make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin).
Usage examples:
His hands and face were wrinkled by age

noun
A small line in the skin, or a small fold in cloth
Usage examples:
You need to iron out the wrinkles in your skirt., fig. we still need to iron out a few wrinkles (= …

All meanings and translations of Wrinkle

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