CREASE

I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of earlier creaste, from Middle English creste crest Date: 1578 a line, mark, or ridge made by or as if by folding a pliable substance, a specially marked area in various sports, ~less adjective II. verb (~d; creasing) Date: 1588 transitive verb to make a ~ in or on ; wrinkle , to wound slightly especially by grazing , intransitive verb to become ~d, ~r noun