1
: a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance
2
: a specially marked area in various sports
especially
: an area surrounding or in front of a goal (as in lacrosse or hockey)
creased; creasing
1
: to make a crease in or on : wrinkle
a smile creased her face
2
: to wound slightly especially by grazing
creased by a bullet
: to become creased
creaser
noun
Examples of crease in a Sentence
Noun
He ironed his pants to make the creases sharp.
a crease in the paper
tiny creases at the corners of his eyes
Players from the opposing team may not enter the crease.
The batsman moved out of the crease.
Verb
a neatly creased pair of pants
The pages of the book were stained and creased.
She looked up, her face creasing into a smile.
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Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
In the second after a strong penalty kill, the Panthers took off on another rush, and Verhaeghe found Marchand streaking toward the blue crease.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
As a reporter asked Nix — still in full pads in the Broncos’ postgame locker room— about the sequence, a smile creased his face.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The variety of body types and shapes shown here, often covered in very little, is a reminder that despite the smoothness of the people held up as worthy of admiration on Instagram, most people’s bodies and faces have lumps and bumps and creases and crinkles.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
In the second after a strong penalty kill, the Panthers took off on another rush, and Verhaeghe found Marchand streaking toward the blue crease.
—Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
Your paper should be creased into eight triangles.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
As a reporter asked Nix — still in full pads in the Broncos’ postgame locker room— about the sequence, a smile creased his face.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Crease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crease. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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crease
1 of 2 noun1
: a line or mark made by or as if by folding or wrinkling
2
: a specially marked area around the goal in various sports (as hockey or lacrosse)
crease
2 of 2 verb
creased; creasing
1
: to make a crease in or on
2
: to become creased
Medical Definition
crease
1 of 2 noun
: a line or mark made by or as if by folding a pliable substance (as the skin)
crease
2 of 2 verb
creased; creasing
: to make a crease in or on
aging had creased her face
: to become creased
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