Creasing: meaning, definitions and examples

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creasing

 

[ หˆkriหsษชล‹ ]

Verb / Noun
Context #1 | Verb

ironing clothes

The action of making a crease in a piece of fabric or clothing by folding or pressing it.

Synonyms

crease, fold, pleat

Examples of usage

  • He was carefully creasing his shirt before the job interview.
  • She creased the trousers to make them look neat and tidy.
Context #2 | Noun

paper or cardboard

A line or mark made by folding or pressing a piece of paper or cardboard.

Synonyms

crease mark, fold line, score line

Examples of usage

  • She made a creasing along the edge of the paper to mark where to cut it.
  • The creasing on the cardboard box showed that it had been folded multiple times.

Translations

Translations of the word "creasing" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น vincar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เฅเคฐเฅ€เคœเคผเคฟเค‚เค—

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Falten

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ melipat

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั€ะฐััƒะฒะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ prasowanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ—ใ‚ๅฏ„ใ›

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท pliage

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ pliegue

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kฤฑrฤฑลŸฤฑklฤฑk

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ฃผ๋ฆ„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงู„ุชุฌุนุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ลพehlenรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ลพehlenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ตท็šฑ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ likanje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ felling

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑาฏะบั‚ะตัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒœแƒแƒแƒญแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qฤฑrฤฑลŸdฤฑrma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ pliegue

Word origin

The word 'creasing' originated from the verb 'crease', which came into English in the early 17th century from the Middle French word 'creser'. The act of creasing, whether in fabric or paper, has been a common practice in human history to create neat folds and marks. Over time, the term 'creasing' has evolved to encompass various contexts, from ironing clothes to marking paper or cardboard.

See also: crease, creased, decrease, increase.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #26,331, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.