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crease vs kink

kink vs crease

crease and kink both are nouns.

crease and kink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crease Yes No Yes No
kink Yes No Yes No
As nouns, kink is a hyponym of crease; that is, kink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crease:
  • crease: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • kink: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
Other hyponyms of crease include plait, pleat, twirl, twist, pucker, ruck, accordion fold, concertina fold, z-fold, zig-zag fold.
crease (noun) kink (noun)
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface an eccentric idea
an angular or rounded shape made by folding a person with unusual sexual tastes
a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
crease (verb) kink (verb)
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased form a curl, curve, or kink
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic curl tightly
make wrinkled or creased
scrape gently
Difference between crease and kink

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