crease
noun
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
creased
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past participleof crease.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crease.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
creasenouna ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
Example Sentences
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“No matter what I do, the beds still look a bit creased and worn, even grubby, in pictures.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
His blue patterned shirt creased around the knuckle of his thumb.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
Khalil’s tired eyes creased at the corners, and a smile spread slowly across his face.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
Mr. Thompson took out his reading glasses to deliver the announcement onstage, reading from a script scrawled across a creased notecard.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
He was only in his fifties, but pain lines creased the sides of his mouth, and the flesh of his neck hung baggy.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
