to crease

Examples

• All

• On her desk, he laid a driver's manual, stained and creased from folding.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Your clothes will be creased.

  The Heart of Me (2004)

• I figured out a way to crease our pants using the hot plate.

  Academic text (2003)

• Assemble disk mask: Fold the scored lines per the pattern, then crease them.

  Academic text (2008)

• Be careful to crease the paper evenly so the folds look neat.

• She used an iron to crease the dress before the event.

• To make the origami shape, you need to crease the corners precisely.

Synonyms

W

to wrinkle

vsto crease

56 2.1

To make a small fold in cloth, paper, or skin

focuses on making a marked line or fold by folding or pressing

C

to crumple

vsto crease

29 3.4

Get folded and wrinkled when pressed, like paper or cloth

is about making a defined line or fold rather than full crushing

P

to pucker

vsto crease

25 5.2

To make small wrinkles in skin or cloth

produces a simpler line or fold rather than gathered small folds

C

to crinkle

vsto crease

12 3.7

Form small lines on paper, skin, or cloth

creates a single marked line or larger fold instead of tiny lines

F

to furrow

vsto crease

11 5.8

To make lines or wrinkles in the skin, often on the forehead

focuses on producing one clear line by folding or pressing

S

to scrunch

vsto crease

• Informal

9 5.5

Squeeze something until it becomes wrinkled or folded

emphasizes a clear single line or fold formed by pressing

R

to rumple

vsto crease

6 5.4

To make clothes or hair wrinkled and messy

is more neutral, naming the creation of a clear line or fold

C

to crimp

vsto crease

2 6.7

To make hair into small tight waves using a tool

creates a straight marked line or fold rather than tight curling

S

to scrunch up

vsto crease

• Informal

1 4.1

To press something so it becomes wrinkled, for example paper or your face

is about creating a visible line or fold, not only compacting

R

to ruck

vsto crease

1 9.6

To form wrinkles or folds in cloth

means making a single marked line or fold by pressure

R

to ruckle

vsto crease

9.9

To make small folds in cloth by pressing or gathering it

is narrower, focusing on making a distinct line or fold

R

to ruck up

vsto crease

8.4

To become wrinkled and folded into small ridges

describes making a clear single line or fold by pressure or fold

Antonyms

F

to flatten

23 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

How Pronounced

to crumple

29 3.4

to crease

18 2.3

to score

20 7.0

Surface Forms

Etymology