transcription, транскрипция: [ kri:s ]
( creases, creasing, creased)
1.
Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
She stood up, frowning at the creases in her silk dress...
Papa flattened the creases of the map with his broad hands.
N-COUNT : usu pl
2.
If cloth or paper creases or if you crease it, lines form in it when it is crushed or folded.
Most outfits crease a bit when you are travelling...
Liz sat down on the bed, lowering herself carefully so as not to crease her skirt.
= crumple
VERB : V , V n
• creased
His clothes were creased, as if he had slept in them.
ADJ
3.
Creases in someone’s skin are lines which form where their skin folds when they move.
When Crevecoeur smiled, the creases in his face deepened.
= wrinkle
N-COUNT
• creased
...Jock’s creased drunken face.
ADJ
4.
In cricket, the crease is a line on the playing surface where the batsman stands.
Haynes was still at the crease, unbeaten on 84.
N-SING : the N , poss N