crease

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  crease 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  crease 
 
  Sense  1 
  wrinkle,  ruckle,  crease,  crinkle,  scrunch,  scrunch  up  crisp 
  =>  pucker,  rumple,  cockle,  crumple,  knit 
  =>  pucker,  ruck,  ruck  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  graze,  crease,  rake 
  =>  shave 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  crease 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  crease 
 
  Sense  1 
  wrinkle,  ruckle,  crease,  crinkle,  scrunch,  scrunch  up  crisp 
  =>  pucker,  rumple,  cockle,  crumple,  knit 
  =>  pucker,  ruck,  ruck  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  graze,  crease,  rake 
  =>  shave 
  =>  skive 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  crease 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  crease 
 
  4  senses  of  crease 
 
  Sense  1 
  wrinkle,  ruckle,  crease,  crinkle,  scrunch,  scrunch  up  crisp 
  =>  fold,  fold  up  turn  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  furrow,  wrinkle,  crease 
  =>  fold,  fold  up  turn  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  graze,  crease,  rake 
  =>  brush 
 
  Sense  4 
  rumple,  crumple,  wrinkle,  crease,  crinkle 
  =>  fold,  fold  up 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  crease 
 
  crease  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  crease 
 
  Sense  1 
  wrinkle,  ruckle,  crease,  crinkle,  scrunch,  scrunch  up  crisp 
  =>  fold,  fold  up  turn  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  furrow,  wrinkle,  crease 
  =>  fold,  fold  up  turn  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  graze,  crease,  rake 
  =>  brush 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  rumple,  crumple,  wrinkle,  crease,  crinkle 
  =>  fold,  fold  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  crease 
  cost  increase 
  crease 
  decrease 
  fare  increase 
  increase 
  price  increase 
  salary  increase 
  tax-increase 
  wage  increase 
 
  Overview  of  noun  crease 
 
  The  noun  crease  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fold,  crease,  plication,  flexure,  crimp,  bend  --  (an  angular  shape  made  by  folding) 
  2.  wrinkle,  furrow,  crease,  crinkle,  seam,  line  --  (a  slight  depression  in  the  smoothness  of  a  surface;  "his  face  has  many  lines";  "ironing  gets  rid  of  most  wrinkles") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  crease 
 
  The  verb  crease  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  wrinkle,  ruckle,  crease,  crinkle,  scrunch,  scrunch  up  crisp  --  (make  wrinkles  or  creases  into  a  smooth  surface;  "The  dress  got  wrinkled") 
  2.  furrow,  wrinkle,  crease  --  (make  wrinkled  or  creased;  "furrow  one's  brow") 
  3.  graze,  crease,  rake  --  (scrape  gently) 
  4.  rumple,  crumple,  wrinkle,  crease,  crinkle  --  (become  wrinkled  or  crumpled  or  creased;  "This  fabric  won't  wrinkle") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  crease 
  crease-resistant 
  creased 
  creaseless 
  creaseproof 
 
  Overview  of  noun  crease 
 
  The  noun  crease  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  fold,  crease,  plication,  flexure,  crimp,  bend  --  (an  angular  shape  made  by  folding) 
  2.  wrinkle,  furrow,  crease,  crinkle,  seam,  line  --  (a  slight  depression  in  the  smoothness  of  a  surface;  "his  face  has  many  lines";  "ironing  gets  rid  of  most  wrinkles") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  crease 
 
  The  verb  crease  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  wrinkle,  ruckle,  crease,  crinkle,  scrunch,  scrunch  up  crisp  --  (make  wrinkles  or  creases  into  a  smooth  surface;  "The  dress  got  wrinkled") 
  2.  furrow,  wrinkle,  crease  --  (make  wrinkled  or  creased;  "furrow  one's  brow") 
  3.  graze,  crease,  rake  --  (scrape  gently) 
  4.  rumple,  crumple,  wrinkle,  crease,  crinkle  --  (become  wrinkled  or  crumpled  or  creased;  "This  fabric  won't  wrinkle") 

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