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crease vs crumple

crumple vs crease

crease is a noun but crumple is not a noun.

crease and crumple both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crease Yes No Yes No
crumple No No Yes No
As verbs, crease and crumple are synonyms defined as:
  • crease and crumple: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Other synonyms of crease include crinkle, rumple, wrinkle.
As verbs, crumple is a hyponym of crease; that is, crumple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crease:
  • crease: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
  • crumple: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
Other hyponyms of crease include cockle, knit, pucker, rumple, pucker, ruck, ruck up.
crease (noun) crumple (noun)
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
crease (verb) crumple (verb)
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
make wrinkled or creased fold or collapse
scrape gently fall apart
Difference between crease and crumple

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