crease vs wry

crease

verb
  • To make a crease in; to wrinkle. 

  • To laugh. 

  • To lightly bloody; to graze. 

  • To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles. 

noun
  • A crack. 

  • 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. 

  • The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go. 

  • A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. 

  • The goal crease; an area in front of each goal. 

wry

verb
  • To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.). 

adj
  • Deviating from the right direction; misdirected; out of place. 

  • Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). 

  • Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. 

  • Twisted, bent, crooked. 

noun
  • Distortion. 

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