crease
verb/kriːs/
/kriːs/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they crease | /kriːs/ /kriːs/ |
| he / she / it creases | /ˈkriːsɪz/ /ˈkriːsɪz/ |
| past simple creased | /kriːst/ /kriːst/ |
| past participle creased | /kriːst/ /kriːst/ |
| -ing form creasing | /ˈkriːsɪŋ/ /ˈkriːsɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] crease (something) to make lines on cloth or paper by folding or pressing it; to develop lines in this way
- Pack your suit carefully so that you don't crease it.
Extra Examples- Her clothes were badly creased.
- His shirt had creased a bit in the suitcase.
- This material creases very easily.
- His clothes had got badly creased.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a little
- slightly
- etc.
- …
- be creased
- get creased
- [transitive, intransitive] crease (something) to make lines in the skin; to develop lines in the skin
- A frown creased her forehead.
- Her face creased into a smile.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably a variant of crest.
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