crease : Idioms & Phrases


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.
Webster 1913

crease-resistant

  • adjective of fabric that does not wrinkle easily
    creaseproof; wrinkleproof; wrinkle-resistant.
WordNet

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.
Webster 1913

Return crease

  • (Cricket), a short line at each end of the bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward the bowler.
Webster 1913