crease

Meaning

Noun

1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
2. 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.
3. The circle around the goal, which no offensive players may enter during play, unless after scoring.
4. The area in front of each goal.
5. (Jamaica, slang) A crack.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
2. (intransitive) To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles.
3. (transitive) To lightly bloody; to graze.
4. (UK, colloquial, intransitive, reflexive) To laugh.

Verb

Archaic form of kris.

Synonyms

fold

wrinkle

crumple

furrow

pleat

crinkle

pucker

rumple

tuck

ruck

bend

line

ruckle

plait

kris

creese

ruffle

crimp

ply

seam

graze

untidy

crisp

flexure

plica

plication

press

rake

ridge

rugosity

scrunch

wrinkles

become wrinkled

scrunch up

pleats

get wrinkles

sharp edge

glyph

something done by convention

gauffer

foldover

squeeze box

rill

roll up

rub

gather

folding

wrinkled skin

crumble

rimple

Translations

pli

Falte

grinza

froisser

arruga

arrugar

zerknittern

rider

plooi

pliegue

piega

ride

πτυχή

frommelen

διπλώνω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹiːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: crest

In summary

From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest.