(~s, creasing, ~d)
1.
Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
She stood up, frowning at the ~s in her silk dress...
Papa flattened the ~s of the map with his broad hands.
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2.
If cloth or paper ~s or if you ~ it, lines form in it when it is crushed or folded.
Most outfits ~ a bit when you are travelling...
Liz sat down on the bed, lowering herself carefully so as not to ~ her skirt.
= crumple
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~d
His clothes were ~d, 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 ~s in his face deepened.
= wrinkle
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~d
...Jock’s ~d drunken face.
ADJ
4.
In cricket, the ~ is a line on the playing surface where the batsman stands.
Haynes was still at the ~, unbeaten on 84.
N-SING: the N, poss N