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Crease
kriːs
- a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing
"khaki trousers with knife-edge creases"
- a wrinkle or furrow in the skin, especially of the face, caused by age or a particular facial expression
"stubble lines the creases of his face"
- any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places, especially one defining the position of a batter
- the position of a batter during their innings
"England were 15 for 3 overnight, with Stewart and Russell at the crease"
- an area around the goal in ice hockey or lacrosse which the players may not enter unless the puck or the ball has already done so
"he was caught in the crease without the puck"
- make a crease in (cloth or paper)
"he sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket"
crumple wrinkle crinkle scrunch up rumple line pucker crimp ruck up gather furrow press iron put a crease in fold- cause a crease to appear temporarily in (the face or its features), typically as a result of the expression of an emotion or feeling
"a small frown creased her forehead"
- burst out or cause to burst out laughing
"Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up"
- hit or punch (someone) hard
"clap or I'll crease you"
- (of a bullet) graze (someone or something)
"a bullet creased his thigh"