crease+(verb)

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• crease´less — crease 1 «krees», noun, verb, creased, creas|ing. –n. 1. a line or mark made by folding cloth, paper, or the like; fold; ridge; furrow: »He likes a sharp crease in his trousers. 2. a wrinkle: » …   Useful english dictionary

• crease up — ˌcrease ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they crease up he/she/it creases up present participle creasing up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• crease — ► NOUN 1) a line or ridge produced on paper, cloth, etc. by folding, pressing, or crushing. 2) Cricket any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places. ► VERB 1) make a crease in. 2) become creased. 3) (crease up) Brit. i …   English terms dictionary

• crease — (n.) 1660s, altered from creaste a ridge, perhaps a variant of CREST (Cf. crest), via meaning a fold in a length of cloth (mid 15c.) which produced a crest. As a verb, from 1580s. Related: Creased; creasing …   Etymology dictionary

• crease up — Verb. To laugh heartily. E.g. I creased up when he spilled coffee on his suit, the next day he gave me the sack …   English slang and colloquialisms

• crease — I. /kris / (say krees) noun 1. a line or mark produced in anything by folding; a fold; a ridge; a furrow. 2. the sharp vertical ridge in the front and at the back of each leg of a pair of trousers, produced by pressing. 3. Cricket one of three… …  

• crease — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 untidy line/fold ADJECTIVE ▪ deep VERB + CREASE ▪ have ▪ She had lots of deep creases at the corners of her eyes. ▪ iron out …   Collocations dictionary

• crease — crease1 [ kris ] noun 1. ) count a line made on cloth or paper when it is folded or crushed 2. ) count a line on someone s skin, especially on the face: WRINKLE: She has creases at the corners of her eyes. 3. ) singular the area in front of the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• crease — I UK [kriːs] / US [krɪs] noun Word forms crease : singular crease plural creases 1) [countable] a line made on cloth or paper when it is folded or crushed 2) [countable] a line on someone s skin, especially on the face She has creases at the… …   English dictionary

• crease — 1 noun 1 (C) a line on cloth, paper etc, made by folding, crushing or pressing it: You ve got a crease in your dress where you ve been sitting. | I can never get the creases straight in these trousers. 2 (singular) the line where the player has… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• crease — 1. noun /ˈkɹiːs/ a) A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. His pants had a nice sharp crease. b) One of the white lines drawn on the …   Wiktionary