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title: crease — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crease» in the school dictionary: A crease is a line or fold made in paper, cloth or skin when it is pressed or crumpled. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crease

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** crease, batter, you, shirt, Dad, she · **What happens:** be, fold, make, press, crumple, mean · **To what, where:** line, paper, crease, fold, something, white line

<!-- .vabout -->
«crease» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [crease in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crease.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A crease is a line or fold made in paper, cloth or skin when it is pressed or crumpled.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:m1:1
# text = A crease is a line or fold made in paper, cloth or skin when it is pressed or crumpled.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crease	crease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fold	fold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	crumpled	crumple	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a crease | a line |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fold** | infinitive | a crease *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | a line *not said here* |  | paper and cloth or skin |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **press** | present · passive |  | crease |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **crumple** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To crease means to make a fold or line in something, or to become creased.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:m2:1
# text = To crease means to make a fold or line in something, or to become creased.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	crease	crease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fold	fold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
16	creased	crease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | crease |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | crease *not said here* | a fold or line |  | something |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fold=Product |
| 3 | **become** | to-infinitive | crease *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **crease** | participle | crease *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In cricket, the crease is the white line where the batter stands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:m3:1
# text = In cricket, the crease is the white line where the batter stands.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crease	crease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the crease | the white line |  | cricket |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | present | the batter |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fold the paper and press along the crease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:x1:1
# text = Fold the paper and press along the crease.
1	Fold	fold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	press	press	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	along	along	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crease	crease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fold** | imperative | you *not said here* | the paper and press |  |  |  | along the crease | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paper=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crease in the paper shows the line of symmetry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:x2:1
# text = The crease in the paper shows the line of symmetry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crease	crease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the crease in the paper | the line of symmetry |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent line=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My shirt was full of creases after the journey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:x3:1
# text = My shirt was full of creases after the journey.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	creases	crease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My shirt |  |  |  |  | of creases after the journey; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't crease your homework in your bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:x4:1
# text = Don't crease your homework in your bag.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	crease	crease	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **crease** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | your homework |  | your bag |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent homework=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad ironed out the creases.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:x5:1
# text = Dad ironed out the creases.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ironed	iron	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	creases	crease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **iron out** | past | Dad | the creases |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crease=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The batter stood at the crease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:x6:1
# text = The batter stood at the crease.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	crease	crease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the batter |  |  | the crease |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at crease=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When she smiles, little creases appear around her eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:x7:1
# text = When she smiles, little creases appear around her eyes.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smiles	smile	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	creases	crease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smile** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **appear** | present | little creases |  |  | her eyes |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around eye=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am changing, I am losing all my creases.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crease:x8:1
# text = I am changing, I am losing all my creases.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	changing	change	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	creases	crease	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lose** | present · progressive | I | my creases |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crease=Eventuality |

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