crease vs crosscut

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. 

crosscut

verb
  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

noun
  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

How often have the words crease and crosscut occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )