crease
verb
to make lines on cloth or paper by folding or crushing it, or to become covered in these lines
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To crease or crumple something
crumple
verb
to crush something such as paper or cloth so that it forms untidy folds, or to be crushed in this way
crush
verb
if you crush something such as cloth, or if it crushes, it becomes covered with small untidy folds
rumple
verb
crinkle
verb
if you crinkle something such as paper or cloth, or if it crinkles, you make a lot of small untidy folds in it
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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