crease

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kriːs/

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Noun

Singular crease

Plural creases

1. (countable) A crease is a line or mark made by folding something that is soft.

   He forgot to iron his shirt on that day and went to work with many creases on his shirt.

Verb

Plain form crease

Third-person singular creases

Past tense creased

Past participle creased

Present participle creasing

1. (transitive) When you crease something, you are leaving a mark on the object and to wrinkle it.