Crease

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Archaic form of kris. alt-of, archaic

    "the cursed Malayan crease, and battle-clubs / From the isles of palm"

  3. 3
    a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade wordnet
  4. 4
    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.

    "DRS showed he was out of the crease in a controversial run out review."

  5. 5
    a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface wordnet
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  1. 6
    The circle around the goal, which no offensive players may enter during play, unless after scoring.
  2. 7
    an angular or rounded shape made by folding wordnet
  3. 8
    The area in front of each goal.
  4. 9
    A crack. Jamaica, slang

    "(To Ali G): My skin is so dry. So for being a bad boy, I want you to rub oil into me, paying special attention to my breasts and my batty crease."

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a crease in; to wrinkle. transitive
  2. 2
    Archaic form of kris. alt-of, archaic

    "Then a Malay creased Richard Hunt, who escaped for a moment up the ropes."

  3. 3
    become wrinkled or crumpled or creased wordnet
  4. 4
    To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles. intransitive
  5. 5
    scrape gently wordnet
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  1. 6
    To lightly bloody; to graze. transitive

    "The bullet just creased his shoulder."

  2. 7
    make wrinkled or creased wordnet
  3. 8
    To laugh. UK, colloquial, intransitive, reflexive

    "I can't breathe, I'm creasing so hard."

  4. 9
    make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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