Perk
31perk — perk1 perkingly, adv. perkish, adj. /perrk/, v.i. 1. to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually fol. by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them. 2. to act, or carry oneself, in a… …
32perk up — UK US perk (sth) up Phrasal Verb with perk({{}}/pɜːk/ verb ► [I or T] to become or cause something to become higher in value or more active: »Share prices have perked up. »The overall good news failed to perk up the stock market …
33perk — {{11}}perk (n.) 1869, shortened and altered form of PERQUISITE (Cf. perquisite) (q.v.); 1934 as shortened and altered form of percolate (see PERCOLATION (Cf. percolation)). {{12}}perk (v.) late 14c., to make oneself trim or smart, perhaps from… …
34perk up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms perk up : present tense I/you/we/they perk up he/she/it perks up present participle perking up past tense perked up past participle perked up 1) if someone perks up, or if something perks them up …
35perk — perk1 verb (perk someone up or perk up) make or become more cheerful or lively. Origin ME (in the senses perch and be lively ): perh. from an OFr. dialect var. of percher to perch . perk2 noun informal a benefit to which one is entitled as an… …
36perk up — 1) you seem to have perked up Syn: cheer up, brighten up, liven up, take heart; informal buck up 2) the economy has been slow to perk up Syn: recover, rally, improve, revive, take a turn for the better, look up, pick up …
37perk — I v 1. be jaunty, be lively, Chiefly U.S. Inf. be chipper, act alive, Inf. be peppy or full of pep. 2.Usu. perk up cheer up, liven up, Inf. pep up, show signs of life, brighten up; take heart or courage, Inf. buck up, U.S. Inf. chirk; recover,… …
38perk — [pɜːk] noun [C] I an extra payment or benefit that you get in your job II verb perk [pɜːk] perk (sb) up …
39perkʷu- — Oak. 1. Zero grade form *pr̥kʷ . fir, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Icelandic fȳri, fir, from Germanic *furh jōn . 2. Assimilated form *kʷerkʷu . cork, quercetin; quercitron, from Latin quercus, oak. [Pokorny …
40perk — noun Perk is used after these nouns: ↑tax …
