the crease

noun

: an area around or in front of a goal in some games (such as hockey)

Players from the opposing team may not enter the crease.

Examples of the crease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What unfolded instead was a traffic jam on the right side before Walker cut back left, Mahomes nudged a linebacker off his course and Walker hit the crease and dived into the end zone. — Sam McDowell 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

With the game tied at 3, Ostlund scored by tapping in Zach Benson's pass through the crease. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Some poor defensive zone coverage allowed McTavish to get a shot past Ersson from the top of the crease. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Nico Daws, New Jersey Devils After trading Jacob Markström to Florida this summer, the Devils enter 2026-27 with Jake Allen and Nico Daws in the crease. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the crease

• apiece
• aris
• assise
• caprice
• cerise
• decease
• decrease
• eyepiece
• facepiece
• handpiece
• headpiece
• increase