Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pleat

1 sense of pleat

Sense 1
pleat, plait -- (any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape)
       => fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pleat

2 senses of pleat

Sense 1
ruffle, pleat -- (pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric")
       => fold, fold up, turn up -- (bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar")

Sense 2
pleat, plicate -- (fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth")
       => fold, fold up, turn up -- (bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar")