āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to crease
01
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to cause a wrinkle or indentation on a surface
Transitive: to crease a surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The careless handling of the delicate fabric creased the dress before it even reached the store shelves.
āĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĢā§ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to develop a line or lines, typically as a result of folding, bending, or pressure
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bedsheet creased where it had been tucked tightly under the mattress, creating wrinkles in the fabric.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to create a temporary line or fold in the skin, typically as a result of facial expression or emotion
Transitive: to crease one's facial features
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As she squinted against the sunlight, wrinkles creased the corners of her eyes.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŖā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to make a shallow cut or scrape on a surface
Transitive: to crease a surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cat creased the arm of the sofa with its claws while sharpening them.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Crease
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸, āĻ¤āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻ¸āĻš āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ°
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
02
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
03
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
04
āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤, āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ˛
a marked area near the goal, especially in hockey or lacrosse
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The player scored from just outside the crease.
āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ crease āĻāĻ° āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž
(cricket) a line marked on the pitch that defines the area within which a batsman must stand to be safe from being run out
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was safe because his bat was behind the crease.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
