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Word: crease (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
  • 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.
  • ice hockey A '''goal crease''' is an area in front of each goal, surrounded by thin red lines and filled in with light blue.
  • lacrosse The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go.

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Verb:

  • transitive To lightly bloody; to graze.
  • transitive To make a crease in; to wrinkle.

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