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Definition of: crease
(krēs) noun
1. The mark of a wrinkle, fold, or the like.
2. In cricket, any of the lines limiting the position of the bowler or batsman.
—v. creased, creas·ing v.t.
1. To make a crease, line, or fold in; wrinkle.
2. To stun or wound by a shot that grazes the flesh.
—v.i.
3. To become wrinkled or fall into creases. [ME creaste,? var. of creste a crest, ridge]
—creas′er noun
—creas′y adjective
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