crease

noun
/kɹiːs/

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

Example

“His pants had a nice sharp crease.”

Other meanings

The circle around the goal, which no offensive players may enter during play, unless after scoring.
The area in front of each goal.

Synonyms

fold
bend

Example sentences

“The deep crease in the centre of my forehead was dramatically reduced.”
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Word history

From Middle English "crest" (ridge, crest).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “crease” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.