English Dictionary: perk | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |