crease

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɹiːs/
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Etymology 1

From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest.

Noun

crease (plural creases)

  1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
    His pants had a nice sharp crease.
    His shirt was brand new with visible creases from its store fold.
  2. (cricket) One of the white lines drawn on the pitch to show different areas of play; especially the popping crease, but also the bowling crease and the return crease.
  3. (lacrosse) The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go.
  4. (ice hockey, handball) The goal crease; an area in front of each goal.
Synonyms
  • (handball: goal crease): zone
Translations

Verb

crease (third-person singular simple present creases, present participle creasing, simple past and past participle creased)

  1. (transitive) To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
  2. (transitive) To lightly bloody; to graze.
    The bullet just creased his shoulder.
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See also

Etymology 2

Noun

crease (plural creases)

  1. Archaic form of kris.
    • Tennyson
      the cursed Malayan crease, and battle-clubs / From the isles of palm
    • 1960, Essex Institute Historical Collections (volume 96, page 128)
      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 their creases from the natives in the boat.

Verb

crease (third-person singular simple present creases, present participle creasing, simple past and past participle creased)

  1. Archaic form of kris.
    • 1960, Essex Institute Historical Collections (volume 96, page 128)
      Then a Malay creased Richard Hunt, who escaped for a moment up the ropes.

Anagrams

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kreˈase]

Verb

crease

  1. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of crea.

Spanish

Verb

crease

  1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of crear.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect subjunctive form of crear.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) imperfect subjunctive form of crear.

Synonyms

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