perk¹ /pûrk/

1. To bear oneself with self-confidence or self-assertion
2. To cock up
3. To stick out
4. To thrust forward (also transitive verb with it)
5. To move with pert briskness
6. To sit upright
7. To cock or toss or hold up the head
8. To dress smartly, dress up

1. Brisk
2. Self-confident in manner

perkˈily adverb

perkˈiness noun

perkˈy adjective

1. Self-assertive
2. Cocky
3. Pert
4. In good spirits

perk up

1. To recover spirits or energy, esp in sickness
2. To jerk up, cock up
3. To decorate so as to look newer, more interesting, etc, to smarten up

perk³ /pûrk/ (informal)

To percolate (coffee)

A coffee percolator

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