CREASES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Crease

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 16th century: probably a variant of crest

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kriːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a line or ridge produced on paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing

Short Definition:

line or ridge on paper or cloth

Examples:
  • khaki trousers with knife-edge creases
Definition:

any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places, especially one defining the position of a batter.

Short Definition:

line marked on cricket pitch

Definition:

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

Short Definition:

area around goal in ice hockey or lacrosse

Examples:
  • he was caught in the crease without the puck

Word: Crease

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kriːs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

make a crease in (cloth or paper)

Short Definition:

make crease in

Examples:
  • he sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket
Definition:

burst out or cause to burst out laughing

Short Definition:

burst out laughing

Examples:
  • Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up
Definition:

hit or punch (someone) hard

Short Definition:

hit or punch hard

Examples:
  • clap or I'll crease you
Definition:

(of a bullet) graze (someone or something)

Short Definition:

(of bullet) graze

Examples:
  • a bullet creased his thigh

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