Meaning

5 senses
  1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.

    His pants had a nice sharp crease.

    His shirt was brand new with visible creases from its store fold.

    Falte, Bügelfalte

    скла́дкаskládka, заги́бzagíb, стре́лкаstrélka

    скла́дкаskládka, скла́динаskládyna, бга́нкаbhánka

  2. 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.

    DRS showed he was out of the crease in a controversial run out review.

  3. The circle around the goal, which no offensive players may enter during play, unless after scoring.

  4. The area in front of each goal.

    врата́рская площа́дкаvratárskaja ploščádka

  5. (Jamaica, slang)A crack.

More definitions
  • an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
  • a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

Examples

14 sentences
  1. You have to make the crease very straight.

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  2. I've ironed the creases out of my trousers.

    deIch habe die Falten aus meiner Hose gebügelt.

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  3. I ironed the creases out of my trousers.

    deIch habe die Falten aus meiner Hose gebügelt.

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  4. I've ironed out the creases in my trousers.

    deIch habe die Falten aus meiner Hose gebügelt.

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  5. I ironed out the creases in my trousers.

    deIch habe die Falten aus meiner Hose gebügelt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mark made by folding:
Русский
By meaning 2
mark made by folding:
ice hockey, handball: goal crease:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mark made by folding:

Origin

From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest.

From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest.

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Forms

plural: creases
Singularcrease
Pluralcreases

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
handball: goal crease:zoneA2
rumplegoal crease
Close in meaning

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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