Definition of "crease"

crease¹

/kɹiːs/

noun
plural creases
1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
2. (cricket) 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. (lacrosse) The circle around the goal, where no offensive players can go.
4. (ice hockey, handball) The goal crease; an area in front of each goal.
5. (Jamaica, slang) A crack.
  Quotations
  (To Ali G): My skin is so dry. So for being a bad boy, I want you to rub oil into me, paying special attention to my breasts and my batty crease.
  2002, Mark Mylod, Ali G Indahouse, Naomi Campbell as herself
verb
third-person singular simple present creases, present participle creasing, simple past and past participle creased
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 or reflexive) To laugh.

crease²

/kɹiːs/

noun
plural creases
1. Archaic form of kris.
  Quotations
  the cursed Malayan crease, and battle-clubs / From the isles of palm
  1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Prologue”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […]
  While the crew and some of the natives were taking in the pepper, Samuel Page Pierson noticed that some of the other Malays aboard ship were receiving their creases from the natives in the boat.
  1960, Essex Institute Historical Collections, volume 96, page 128
verb
third-person singular simple present creases, present participle creasing, simple past and past participle creased
1. Archaic form of kris.
  Quotations
  Then a Malay creased Richard Hunt, who escaped for a moment up the ropes.
  1960, Essex Institute Historical Collections, volume 96, page 128