crease1 nouncrease2 verb
creasecrease1 /kriːs/ noun 
WORD ORIGINcrease1
Origin:
1500-1600 Probably from crestEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I'll see if I can iron some of those creases out of your dress.
- I folded the paper back into its original creases and put it into the drawer.
- The defendant wore a blue blazer, a white shirt, and gray pants with a sharp crease.
- When he smiles, you can see the creases around his mouth and his eyes.
- When I unpacked my suitcase, all my shirts had creases in them.
- Alice watched her match the trouser creases and set them carefully on the ironing board.
- From there, Sacco went to the top of the crease hoping for a rebound.
- Ribbons of trees along now-dry creeks paint creases of green between charred hills.
- There are quotidian bumps and creases and noteworthy spills all along the way that need attention.
- There was a deep vertical crease in the driver's door, and the door wasn't hanging right.
- Use a brush to push chocolate into the creases of the moulds for an absolutely even finish.
- Use the Steamatic's crease remover accessory with the towel to remove greasy marks and creases from your clothes and curtains.
THESAURUSon the ground/on the surface of something
a long thin mark on a piece of paper, the ground, or another surface: · The teacher put a red line through the first sentence.· If the ball goes over the line, it’s out of play.
a thin line that has been cut into a surface: · Deep grooves had been cut into the stone to channel the water.· Lyle ran his fingernail along the groove in the table.
a deep line in the ground which has been made by the wheels of vehicles: · The deep ruts made by the trucks were full of water.· The tractor’s wheels caught a rut in the field and jolted him.
a line on clothes, material, or paper where it has been folded or crushed: · She was trying to smooth out the creases in her dress.· She had wrinkles in her skirt where she had sat.
Longman Language Activatorthe straight line where something has been folded a straight line where something, especially paper or cloth, has been folded: · Cut the paper along the fold.· She lay there in the narrow bed, her chin resting on the fold of the sheet.
a straight fold made carefully, especially in clothing: · I folded the paper back into its original creases and put it into the drawer.sharp crease: · The defendant wore a blue blazer, a white shirt, and gray pants with a sharp crease.
a line on cloth where it has been folded or crushed especially British a line on a piece of clothing or material where it has been folded or crushed: · When I unpacked my suitcase, all my shirts had creases in them.
especially American a line in a piece of clothing that is caused when it has not been folded or hung properly, but instead has been left somewhere untidily: · If you hang that dress over the bath, the steam will get the wrinkles out.· It's made from a special fabric that doesn't leave any wrinkles after you wash it.
especially American /creased especially British clothes that are wrinkled or creased have a lot of wrinkles or creases in them: · Your tie's creased, you'll have to iron it.· Chris, as usual, came in wearing old jeans and a wrinkled T-shirt.
a line on someone's face or skin · When she laughed, little lines formed at the corners of her eyes and mouth.· The deep lines on his forehead showed that he was a worried man.
a deep line on someone's face or skin, which is caused by growing old: · Her face was old and covered in wrinkles.· Delay the effects of ageing with a revolutionary new anti-wrinkle cream.
if someone's face or skin is wrinkled , it has a lot of wrinkles on it: · a small man with a balding head and a very wrinkled face· Mrs Franz sat on the step, shelling peas with her wrinkled old hands.
a deep line on someone's face or skin, which lasts for a short time because they are smiling, bending part of their body etc: · When he smiles, you can see the creases around his mouth and his eyes.
WORD SETSbail, nounbat, verbbatsman, nounboundary, nounbowl, verbbowler, nounbowling, nouncatch, verbcentury, nouncrease, nouncricketer, noundismiss, verbduck, noungoogly, nouninfield, nouninnings, nounlbw, adverblob, verbloft, verbover, nounpavilion, nounpitch, verbpull, nounrun, nounsingle, nounsix, numberslip, nounspinner, nounstand, nounstump, nounstump, verbtest, nountest match, nounwicket, nounwicket keeper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
She smoothed the creases from her skirt.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable] a line on a piece of cloth, paper etc where it has been folded, crushed, or pressed: She smoothed the creases from her skirt. (=lines appear on your brow because you are thinking or are worried) His brow furrowed. ‘I don’t understand,’ he said.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB His brow furrowed. ‘I don’t understand,’ he said.· Sixty-Four Donna put down the note and ran her hands over the paper, as if trying to smooth out the creases.· Fernando drew away from her and Ruth scrambled to her feet, smoothing the creases from her dress.· She paused briefly to tidy her hair and smooth the creases from her skirt, then led the way into the house.
She smoothed the creases from her skirt. I’ll have to iron out the creases.2[countable] a fold in someone’s skin: the creases on his forehead3[singular] the line where the player has to stand to hit the ball in cricketcrease1 nouncrease2 verb
creasecrease2 verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLE
crease
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | crease |
| he, she, it | creases | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | creased |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have creased |
| he, she, it | has creased | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had creased |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will crease |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have creased |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am creasing |
| he, she, it | is creasing | |
| you, we, they | are creasing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was creasing |
| you, we, they | were creasing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been creasing |
| he, she, it | has been creasing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been creasing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be creasing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been creasing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Linen is a beautiful fabric but it creases very easily and needs to be pressed regularly.
- These pants crease very easily.
- These trousers will crease if you don't hang them up properly.
- A shadow of a smile creased her mouth; but it was circumstantial, not genuine.
- My glasses are creased by running water and I can no longer see past the end of the boat.
- Obviously, he liked to work amidst clutter, and it wouldn't bother him if a few pages were creased.
- Shorr has splattered the work with white paint, and violently creased up the photo underneath.
- The way her blouse creased from the waist down, having been tucked in all day.
- The younger policeman noticed that his pyjamas were hardly creased.
Longman Language Activatorwhen something gets folds in it
if clothes crease , they get unwanted folds or lines in them when you leave them somewhere, or when you wear them: · These trousers will crease if you don't hang them up properly.· Linen is a beautiful fabric but it creases very easily and needs to be pressed regularly.
clothes that are creased have unwanted folds or lines in them because you have left them somewhere or been wearing them: · His shirt was creased at the back where he had been lying down on it.· Professor Haines finally showed up wearing a badly creased suit with stains on the front.get creased: · Don't put your shirts in there - they'll get creased.
if papers or clothes are crumpled , they have a lot of unwanted lines and folds, and look old and untidy: · She reached into her pocket and handed the clerk a crumpled ten-dollar bill.· I spent the night under a bridge, using a crumpled blanket as a bed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
to become marked with a line or lines, or to make a line appear on cloth, paper etc by folding or crushing it: (=lines appear on your brow because you are thinking or are worried) His brow furrowed. ‘I don’t understand,’ he said.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB His brow furrowed. ‘I don’t understand,’ he said.· Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up, even without the dope.· Shorr has splattered the work with white paint, and violently creased up the photo underneath.
NOUN· She sensed through the darkness, brow creased.
· She stirred, a slight frown creasing her forehead, but her face relaxed again, and became peaceful.
Don’t sit on my newspaper. You’ll crease it! These trousers crease really easily. A worried frown creased her forehead.—creased adjective: This shirt is too creased to wear.crease (somebody) up phrasal verb British English spoken to laugh a lot, or to make someone laugh a lot SYN crack up: She really creases me up!