| n. | 1. | See Creese. | |||||||||
| 1. | A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. | ||||||||||
| 2. | (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker. | ||||||||||
| 3. | (Lacrosse) The combination of four lines forming a rectangle inclosing either goal, or the inclosed space itself, within which no attacking player is allowed unless the ball is there; - called also
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| v. t. | 1. | To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling. | |||||||||
| Noun | 1. | crease - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" |
| 2. | crease - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" | |
| 3. | crease - a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade | |
| Verb | 1. | crease - make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled" |
| 2. | crease - make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" | |
| 3. | crease - scrape gently; "graze the skin" | |
| 4. | crease - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" |