Definition of Crease. Meaning of Crease. Synonyms of Crease

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Definition of Crease

Crease
Crease Crease, n. (Lacrosse) The combination of four lines forming a rectangle inclosing either goal, or the inclosed space itself, within which no attacking player is allowed unless the ball is there; -- called also goal crease.
Crease
Crease Crease (kr[=e]s), n. See Creese. --Tennyson.
Crease
Crease Crease, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness, krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple, crease.] 1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. 2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker. Bowling crease (Cricket), a line extending three feet four inches on each side of the central strings at right angles to the line between the wickets. Return crease (Cricket), a short line at each end of the bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward the bowler. Popping crease (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling crease and at least as long as the latter. --J. H. Walsh (Encyc. of Rural Sports).

Meaning of Crease from wikipedia

- up crease in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Crease may refer to: A line (geometry) or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance Crease (band)...
- crease is a white line painted or chalked on the field of play, that defines the area within which the batters and bowlers operate. The term crease may...
- transverse palmar crease is a single crease that extends across the palm of the hand, formed by the fusion of the two palmar creases. Although it is found...
- A palmar crease is a type of crease on the palm. A single transverse palmar crease also called simian crease is sometimes ****ociated with Down syndrome...
- goal line and extending 5 inches (13 cm) into the crease from either side. The entire area of the crease is typically coloured blue for easier visibility...
- horizontal gluteal crease, or gluteal furrow) is an area of the body of humans and anthropoid apes, described by a horizontal crease formed by the inferior...
- Frank's sign is a diagonal crease in the ear lobe extending from the tragus across the lobule to the rear edge of the auricle. The sign is named after...
- In the Crease (the youth hockey experience) is a feature-length do****entary film that follows the real-life story of a teenage hockey team's quest to win...
- painted lines: a bowling crease, a popping crease and two return creases. The three stumps are aligned centrally on the bowling crease, which is eight feet...
- The intergluteal cleft or just gluteal cleft, also known by a number of synonyms, including natal cleft and cluneal cleft, is the groove between the buttocks...