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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crease \Crease\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Creased (kr?st); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Creasing.]
     To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Creased, like dog's ears in a folio.     --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crease \Crease\ (kr[=e]s), n.
     See Creese. --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crease \Crease\, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness,
     krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh.
     of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to
     wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple,
     crease.]
     1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable
        substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of
        the bowler and the striker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Lacrosse) The combination of four lines forming a
        rectangle inclosing either goal, or the inclosed space
        itself, within which no attacking player is allowed unless
        the ball is there; -- called also goal crease.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Bowling crease (Cricket), a line extending three feet four
        inches on each side of the central strings at right angles
        to the line between the wickets.
  
     Return crease (Cricket), a short line at each end of the
        bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward
        the bowler.
  
     Popping crease (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the
        wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling
        crease and at least as long as the latter. --J. H. Walsh
        (Encyc. of Rural Sports).
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Creese \Creese\ (kr[=e]s), n. [Malay. kris.]
     A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a
     serpentine blade. [Written also crease and kris.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. --Julian
                                                    Hawthorne.
     [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crease \Crease\, n. (Lacrosse)
     The combination of four lines forming a rectangle inclosing
     either goal, or the inclosed space itself, within which no
     attacking player is allowed unless the ball is there; --
     called also goal crease.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Creese \Creese\ (kr[=e]s), n. [Malay. kris.]
     A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a
     serpentine blade. [Written also crease and kris.]
  
           From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. --Julian
                                                    Hawthorne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crease \Crease\ (kr[=e]s), n.
     See Creese. --Tennyson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crease \Crease\, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness,
     krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh.
     of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to
     wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple,
     crease.]
     1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable
        substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
  
     2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of
        the bowler and the striker.
  
     Bowling crease (Cricket), a line extending three feet four
        inches on each side of the central strings at right angles
        to the line between the wickets.
  
     Return crease (Cricket), a short line at each end of the
        bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward
        the bowler.
  
     Popping crease (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the
        wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling
        crease and at least as long as the latter. --J. H. Walsh
        (Encyc. of Rural Sports).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crease \Crease\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Creased (kr?st); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Creasing.]
     To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling.
  
           Creased, like dog's ears in a folio.     --Gray.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  crease
       n 1: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the
            napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her
            blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
            [syn: fold, plication, flexure, crimp, bend]
       2: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
          face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
          [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crinkle, seam, line]
       3: a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade [syn: kris, creese]
       v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress
            got wrinkled" [syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crinkle, scrunch,
             scrunch up, crisp]
       2: make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" [syn: furrow,
           wrinkle]
       3: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: graze, rake]
       4: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
          wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crinkle]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crease
     Αγγλικά n.
     ρυτίδα στο πρόσωπο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crease
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro crea  3s plup ind)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: crear)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  crease
     n.
     1 A line or mark made by folding or double any pliable substance;
  hence, a similar mark, however produced.
     2 (lb en 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.
     3 (lb en lacrosse) The circle around the goal, where no offensive
  players can go.
     4 (lb en ice hockey handball) The goal crease; an area in front of
  each goal.
     5 (lb en Jamaican slang) A crack.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles.
     3 (lb en transitive) To lightly bloody; to graze.
     4 (lb en UK colloquial intransitive or reflexive) To laugh.
     n.
     (archaic form of en kris)
     vb.
     (archaic form of en kris)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  crease
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro crea  3s plup ind)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: crear)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  crease
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: crear)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crease
     Englanti n.
     1 taitos (kohta); taittamisesta syntynyt jälki; prässi
     2 (ihon) uurre
     3 (yhteys urheilu k=en) (kriketissä) kentän viiva; (jääkiekossa,
  käsipallossa) '''the ~''', ''goal crease'',  maalivahtialue
     Englanti vb.
     1 rypistää, rypistyä (taitteille)
     2 tehdä verinaarmu, raapaista

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crease
     Engelska n.
     veck; vikning
     Engelska vb.
     vika, vecka; göra veck på

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Crease /kɹˈiːs/
  الطوية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crease //kɹiːs// 
  гънка, прегъвка
  mark made by folding

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crease //kɹiːs// 
  1. одрасквам
  to graze
  2. измачквам, мъ́на, прегъвам
  to make a crease in