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crease

1. crease \'kre-s\ n [prob. alter. of earlier creaste, fr. ME creste crest] 
   1: a line or mark made by or as if by folding a pliable substance  2: a 
   specially marked area in various sports (as hockey) 
2. crease vt 1: to make a crease in or on : WRINKLE  2: to wound slightly 
   esp. by grazing  : to become creased  - creas.er n