1. A slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
   "ironing gets rid of most creases";
   - wrinkle, furrow, crinkle, seam, line
    
2. An angular or rounded shape made by folding
   "a crease in his trousers";
   - fold, plication, flexure, crimp, bend
    
3. The marked lines on a cricket pitch
   "The batsman stood at the crease"

1. Become wrinkled, crumpled or creased
   "This fabric won't crease";
   - rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crinkle
    
2. Make wrinkled or creased
   "crease one's brow";
   - furrow, wrinkle
    
3. Scrape gently
   "crease the skin";
   - graze, rake

Sounds like: kris, creese

Derived forms: creased, creases, creasing

Type of: angular shape, angularity, brush, depression, fold, fold up, impression, imprint, turn up

Part of: cutis, skin, tegument

Encyclopedia: Crease