crease
noun
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
have creased
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present perfectof crease.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Well, I may have creased him," admitted the boy, using a word to denote a grazing bullet wound, hardly more than a scratch.
From The Boy Ranchers in Camp or The Water Fight at Diamond X by Thelma Gooch
We thanked our lucky stars we did not have creased trousers, smooth coats, vests, white shirts, collars, and neckties to dispose of.
From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Russell Doubleday
Perhaps these have creased it, for you find some of their cases in the furrows, though they are deep and broad for them to make.
From Walden by Henry David Thoreau
The man's eyes seemed to have sunk into his head, deep seams to have creased his brow and jaws.
From The Leopard Woman by Stewart Edward White
