imprint vs crease

crease vs imprint

imprint and crease both are nouns.

imprint and crease both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imprint	Yes	No	Yes	No
crease	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crease is a hyponym of imprint; that is, crease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imprint:

imprint: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
crease: a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

Other hyponyms of imprint include dimple, channel, groove, dimple, dip, dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit, droop, sag, crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle, chap, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure.

imprint (noun)	crease (noun)
a device produced by pressure on a surface	a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
a distinctive influence	a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
an impression produced by pressure or printing	an angular or rounded shape made by folding
an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

imprint (verb)	crease (verb)
mark or stamp with or as if with pressure	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
establish or impress firmly in the mind	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 imprint and crease

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