crease Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
    plication; fold; bend; flexure; crimp.
    • 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. noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
    seam; crinkle; line; wrinkle; furrow.
    • his face has many lines
    • ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
  3. noun a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
    creese; kris.
  4. verb make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
    scrunch; crisp; crinkle; ruckle; wrinkle; scrunch up.
    • The dress got wrinkled
    • crease the paper like this to make a crane
  5. verb make wrinkled or creased
    wrinkle; furrow.
    • furrow one's brow
  6. verb scrape gently
    graze; rake.
    • graze the skin
  7. verb become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
    crinkle; rumple; crumple; wrinkle.
    • This fabric won't wrinkle

WordNet

Crease noun
Definitions
  1. See Creese. Tennison.
Crease noun
Etymology
Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness, krausen, krusen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor.kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple, crease.
Definitions
  1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, howewer produced.
  2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of the bowler and the striker. J. H. Walsh (Encyc. of Rural Sports).
Crease transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Creased present participle & verbal noun Creasing
Definitions
  1. To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling.
    Creased, like dog's ears in a folio. Gray.

Webster 1913