As nouns the difference between graze and crease
is that
graze is the act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing while
crease is a line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced or
crease can be (
kris).
As verbs the difference between graze and crease
is that
graze is to feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc) with grass; to furnish pasture for while
crease is to make a crease in; to wrinkle.
graze English
Noun
( en noun)
The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
Verb
( graz)
To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
* Jonathan Swift
- a field or two to graze his cows
* 1999:' Although it is perfectly good meadowland, none of the villagers has ever '''grazed animals on the meadow on the other side of the wall. — ''Stardust , Neil Gaiman, page 4 (2001 Perennial Edition).
(ambitransitive) To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture); to browse.
- Cattle graze in the meadows.
* Alexander Pope
- The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead.
* 1993 , John Montroll, Origami Inside-Out (page 41)
- The bird [Canada goose] is more often found on land than other waterfowl because of its love for seeds and grains. The long neck is well adapted for grazing .
To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
* Shakespeare
- when Jacob grazed his uncle Laban's sheep
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
- the bullet grazed the wall
* 1851 ,
- But in that gale, the port, the land, is that ship’s direst jeopardy; she must fly all hospitality; one touch of land, though it but graze the keel, would make her shudder through and through.
To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
- to graze one's knee
To yield grass for grazing.
* Francis Bacon
- The sewers must be kept so as the water may not stay too long in the spring; for then the ground continueth the wet, whereby it will never graze to purpose that year.
Derived terms
* overgraze
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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
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