crease B2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈkriːs/ UK /kɹiːs/ See IPA manual Freq #24815 Meanings 1 noun A line or fold made in cloth, paper, or skin by pressing or folding. His trousers had a sharp crease down the front. 2 verb To make a line or fold in something smooth. Try not to crease the shirt when you pack it. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a line or fold made in... wrinkle Word family Forms creasedcreasescreasing Derived forms anticreasecreasablecreasedcreaselesscreaseproofcreasercreasynoncreasenoncreasingprecreaserecreaseuncrease Common collocations sharp crease Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest. crest Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crease **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈkriːs/ **IPA (UK):** /kɹiːs/ **Frequency rank:** 24815 ## Meanings 1. A line or fold made in cloth, paper, or skin by pressing or folding. 2. To make a line or fold in something smooth. ## Examples - His trousers had a sharp crease down the front. - Try not to crease the shirt when you pack it. ## Derived Forms - anticrease - creasable - creased - creaseless - creaseproof - creaser - creasy - noncrease - noncreasing - precrease - recrease - uncrease ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crest ## Etymology From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest. ## AI Etymology crease comes from earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest. Current senses include A line or fold made in cloth, paper, or skin by pressing or folding and to make a line or fold in something smooth. English relatives and later formations include anticrease, creasable, creased. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown