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Crease vs Cease - What's the difference?

crease | cease |

As verbs the difference between crease and cease

is that crease is to make a crease in; to wrinkle while cease is (formal|intransitive) to stop.

As a noun crease

is a line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced or crease can be .

crease

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
    • His pants had a nice sharp crease .
    His shirt was brand new with visible creases from its store fold.
  • (cricket) One of the white lines drawn on the pitch to show different areas of play; especially the popping crease, but also the bowling crease and the return crease.
  • (lacrosse) The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go.
  • (ice hockey) The goal crease; an area in front of each goal, surrounded by thin red lines and filled in with light blue.

    • See also

    * (Hockey rink)

    Verb

    (creas)
  • To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
  • To lightly bloody; to graze.
    • The bullet just creased his shoulder.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * Tennyson
    • the cursed Malayan crease , and battle-clubs / From the isles of palm

    Anagrams

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    cease

    English

    Verb

    (ceas)
  • (formal) To stop.
    • And with that, his twitching ceased .
  • (formal) To stop doing (something).
    • And with that, he ceased twitching.
  • (obsolete) To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.
  • * Bible, Deuteronomy xv. 11
    • The poor shall never cease out of the land.