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crease vs zig-zag fold

zig-zag fold vs crease

crease and zig-zag fold both are nouns.

crease is a verb but zig-zag fold is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crease Yes No Yes No
zig-zag fold Yes No No No
As nouns, zig-zag fold is a hyponym of crease; that is, zig-zag fold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crease:
  • crease: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • zig-zag fold: a continuous parallel folding in an accordion-like fashion, that is with folds alternatively made to the front and back in zig-zag folds.
Other hyponyms of crease include plait, pleat, kink, twirl, twist, pucker, ruck, accordion fold, concertina fold, z-fold.
crease (noun) zig-zag fold (noun)
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade a continuous parallel folding in an accordion-like fashion, that is with folds alternatively made to the front and back in zig-zag folds.
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
crease (verb) zig-zag fold (verb)
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
make wrinkled or creased
scrape gently
Difference between crease and zig-zag fold

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