Perk : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Perk	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Perk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perk n an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" Synonym(s): fringe benefit, perquisite, perk v gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" [syn: perk up, perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perk \Perk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perking}.] [Cf. W. percu to trim, to make smart.] To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up one's head. --Cowper. Sherburne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perk \Perk\, v. i. To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily. [bd]To perk over them.[b8] --Barrow. {To perk it}, to carry one's self proudly or saucily. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perk \Perk\, a. Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. [bd]Perk as a peacock.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perk \Perk\, v. i. To peer; to look inquisitively. --Dickens.