crease
/kriːs/
verb
- To make a line or mark on something by folding, pressing, or crushing it.
- The heavy box creased the cardboard.
- Be careful not to crease the pages of the book.
- He accidentally creased his shirt while packing.
- To develop lines or wrinkles on the skin.
- His brow creased with worry.
- The leather of the old sofa creased over time.
- The skin around her eyes creased when she smiled.
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noun
- A line or mark made on a surface, especially cloth or paper, by folding, pressing, or crushing.
- She smoothed the crease out of the paper before putting it in the envelope.
- The old photograph had a crease across the middle.
- There was a sharp crease down the front of his trousers.
- A line or wrinkle on the skin, especially on the face or hands.
- He had deep creases on his forehead from years of worrying.
- The lotion helped reduce the creases on her hands.
- Laugh lines formed creases around her eyes.