Meaning & Definition of Crest in English

1. The top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

2. The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• "The view from the peak was magnificent"

• "They clambered to the tip of monadnock"

• "The region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

3. The center of a cambered road

4. (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

5. A showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

1. Lie at the top of

• "Snow capped the mountains"

2. Reach a high point

• "The river crested last night"