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crease

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Etymology 1

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From earlierEnglishcreast, fromMiddle Englishcrest(“ridge, crest”). More atcrest.

Noun

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crease (pluralcreases)

  1. Aline ormark made byfolding ordoubling anypliablesubstance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
    Synonym:rumple
    His pants had a nice sharpcrease.
    His shirt was brand new with visiblecreases from its store fold.
  2. (cricket) One of thewhitelines drawn on thepitch to show differentareas ofplay; especially thepopping crease, but also thebowling crease and thereturn crease.
    DRS showed he was out of thecrease in a controversial run out review.
  3. (lacrosse) The circle around thegoal, which no offensive players may enter during play, unless after scoring.
  4. (ice hockey, handball) The area in front of each goal.
    Synonym:goal crease
  5. (Jamaica, slang) Acrack.
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  • (handball: goal crease):zone
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mark made by folding—see alsokink,‎pinch
one of the white lines drawn on the pitch
lacrosse: circle around the goal
ice hockey, handball: goal crease

Verb

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crease (third-person singular simple presentcreases,present participlecreasing,simple past and past participlecreased)

  1. (transitive) To make a crease in; towrinkle.
  2. (intransitive) To undergo creasing; to formwrinkles.
  3. (transitive) To lightly bloody; tograze.
    The bullet justcreased his shoulder.
  4. (UK, colloquial, intransitive or reflexive) Tolaugh.
    I can't breathe, I'mcreasing so hard.
    Hecreases at his own joke.
Derived terms
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Translations
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to make a crease in—see alsokink,‎pinch
to undergo creasing; to form wrinkles
to graze

See also

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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crease (pluralcreases)

  1. Archaic form ofkris.
    • 1847,Alfred Tennyson, “Prologue”, inThe Princess: A Medley, London:Edward Moxon, […],→OCLC:
      the cursed Malayancrease, and battle-clubs / From the isles of palm
    • 1960,Essex Institute Historical Collections, volume96, page128:
      While the crew and some of the natives were taking in the pepper, Samuel Page Pierson noticed that some of the other Malays aboard ship were receiving theircreases from the natives in the boat.

Verb

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crease (third-person singular simple presentcreases,present participlecreasing,simple past and past participlecreased)

  1. Archaic form ofkris.
    • 1960,Essex Institute Historical Collections, volume96, page128:
      Then a Malaycreased Richard Hunt, who escaped for a moment up the ropes.

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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crease

  1. third-personsingularpluperfectindicative ofcrea

Spanish

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Verb

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crease

  1. first/third-personsingularimperfectsubjunctive ofcrear
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