creasing

[krees] Origin

crease

1[krees] noun, verb, creased, creas·ing.
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.
Ice Hockey. the marked rectangular area in front of each goal cage, into which an offensive player can skate only if that player has the puck, if the puck is already within the area, or if the goalie is absent.
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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Creasing is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
verb (used without object)
8.
to become creased.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English creeste, crest, apparently special use of crest

crease·less, adjective
creas·er, noun
un·creased, adjective


6. crimp, pucker, furrow, fold.

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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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