crease
/kɹis/ verb C2- To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
- To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles.
- To lightly bloody; to graze. · The bullet just creased his shoulder.
He/she/it creases · Past creased · Past participle creased · -ing form creasing
Verb forms
- Base form
- crease
- He/she/it
- creases
- Past
- creased
- Past participle
- creased
- -ing form
- creasing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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One iron was heating on a small gas stove; the other was being pushed vigorously back and forth to make the desirable crease that would be seen later on extending in straight lines from Mr.
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