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| crease [ kreess ] |
noun (plural creas·es) |
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1. fold put in fabric: a straight line formed in clothing or fabric by pressing
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2. unwanted fabric fold: an unwanted line in clothing or fabric that has been crushed or folded
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3. skin wrinkle: a line or wrinkle on the skin
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4. hockey hockey goal area: the rectangular area in front of a hockey goal
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5. sports goal area: the semicircular area surrounding a lacrosse goal
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verb (past and past participle creased, present participle creas·ing, 3rd person present singular creas·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make or acquire creases: to form lines, folds, or wrinkles in something, or become lined, folded, or wrinkled
  This fabric creases badly.
His face creased into a smile.
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2. transitive verb graze skin: to graze the skin and inflict a superficial wound
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| [Late 16th century. Probably <crest] |
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| creas·er noun |
| creas·y adjective |
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