crease
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noun
1.
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
2.
a wrinkle, especially one on the face.
3.
the straight, vertical edge or line produced in the front and back of trousers, especially men's trousers, by pressing, as with a steam presser or iron.
4.
5.
verb (used with object)
6.
to make a crease or creases in or on; wrinkle.
7.
to wound or stun by a furrowing or superficial shot: The bullet merely creased his shoulder.
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verb (used without object)
8.
to become creased.
Related forms
crease·less, adjective
creas·er, noun
un·creased, adjective
Synonyms
6. crimp, pucker, furrow, fold.
6. crimp, pucker, furrow, fold.
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crease1 (kriːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a line or mark produced by folding, pressing, or wrinkling |
| 2. | a wrinkle or furrow, esp on the face |
| 3. | cricket bowling crease popping crease See also return crease any three lines near each wicket marking positions for the bowler or batsman |
| 4. | ice hockey the small rectangular area in front of each goal cage |
| 5. | lacrosse Also called: goal crease the circular area surrounding the goal |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to make or become wrinkled or furrowed |
| 7. | (tr) to graze with a bullet, causing superficial injury |
| 8. | slang ( |
| [C15: from earlier crēst; probably related to Old French cresté wrinkled] | |
| 'creaseless1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'creaser1 | |
| —n | |
| 'creasy1 | |
| —adj | |
| crease2 (kriːs) | |
| —n | |
| a rare spelling of kris | |
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Word Origin & History
crease
1570s, altered from creaste, perhaps a variant of crest, via meaning "a fold in a length of cloth" (mid-15c.) which produced a crest.
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Medical Dictionary
crease (krēs)
n.
A line made by folding or wrinkling, as in the skin.
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Example sentences
He is playing with confidence and looks much more sure of himself in the crease then he did earlier in the year.
Fingers point, voices coo, faces crease in blissful grins.
Malkin was skating through the crease as the puck soared at his head.
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