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Meaning of crease

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  crease
      n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the
           napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her
           blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
           [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {plication}, {flexure}, {crimp},
           {bend}]
      2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face
         has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn:
         {wrinkle}, {furrow}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {seam}, {line}]
      3: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: {kris}, {creese},
         {crease}]
      v 1: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a
           pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got
           wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
           [syn: {wrinkle}, {ruckle}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {scrunch},
           {scrunch up}, {crisp}]
      2: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: {furrow},
         {wrinkle}, {crease}]
      3: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: {graze}, {crease},
         {rake}]
      4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
         wrinkle" [syn: {rumple}, {crumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease},
         {crinkle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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