What is crease?

Answer 1

noun noun: crease; plural noun: creases; noun: the crease

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

   "khaki trousers with knife-edge creases"

   synonyms: fold, line, ridge; More pleat, tuck;

   furrow, groove, corrugation

   "pants with knife-edge creases"

   • a wrinkle or furrow in the skin, typically of the face, caused by age or a particular facial expression.

     synonyms: wrinkle, line, crinkle, pucker; crow's feet

     "the creases at the corners of her eyes"

2. 2. 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.

   • Cricket any of a number of lines marked on the pitch at specified places, especially the position of a batsman.

verb

verb: crease; 3rd person present: creases; past tense: creased; past participle: creased; gerund or present participle: creasing

1. 1. make a crease in (cloth or paper).

   "he sank into the chair, careful not to crease his dinner jacket"

   synonyms: crumple, wrinkle, crinkle, line, scrunch up, rumple, ruck up "her skirt was creased and stained"

   • 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. 2. (of a bullet) graze (someone or something), causing little damage.

   "a bullet creased his thigh"