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Definition of crease verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crease

verb
 
/kriːs/
 
/kriːs/
Verb Forms
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/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [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.
    phrases
    • be creased
    • get creased
    See full entry
  2. [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.
  3. Word Originlate 16th cent.: probably a variant of crest.
See crease in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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