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   crease

   /krēs/

   noun

   • 1. a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing: "khaki trousers with knife-edge creases" Similar foldgrooveridgefurrowlineruckpleattuckcorrugationrare:ruckle
   • ▪ 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" Similar wrinklelinecrinklepuckerlaughter lineinformal:crow's feet
   • 2. any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places, especially one defining the position of a batter.
   • 3. an area around the goal in ice hockey or lacrosse that attacking players may not normally enter unless the puck or ball has already done so: "he was caught in the crease without the puck"

   verb

   • 1. make a crease in (cloth or paper): "he sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket" Similar crumplewrinklecrinklescrunch uprumplelinepuckercrimpruck upgatherfurrowrare:rucklepressironput a crease infoldcorrugatepleattuckOpposite presscrumple
   • ▪ 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"
   • 2. (of a bullet) graze (someone or something), causing little damage: "a bullet creased his thigh"

   Word Origin late 16th century: probably a variant of crest.

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