[crease] n [prob. alter. of earlier creaste, fr. ME creste crest] (1578) 1: a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance
2: a specially marked area in various sports; esp: an area surrounding or in front of a goal (as in lacrosse or hockey) -- crease.less adj
[2]crease vb creased ; creas.ing vt (1588) 1: to make a crease in or on: wrinkle "a smile creased her face"
2: to wound slightly esp. by grazing ~ vi: to become creased -- creas.er n