PURSE


Meaning of PURSE in English

I.

noun

1 ( esp. BrE ) for carrying money

ADJECTIVE

▪ leather

▪ change ( AmE )

VERB + PURSE

▪ open

▪ snatch , steal

She had her ~ snatched.

PREPOSITION

▪ in sb's ~

What do you keep in your ~?

2 money available to an organization/government

ADJECTIVE

▪ public

VERB + PURSE

▪ drain

The reforms had drained the public ~.

PURSE + NOUN

▪ strings

Who holds the ~ strings in your house?

The government will have to tighten the ~ strings ( = spend less ).

PREPOSITION

▪ in the ~ ( esp. BrE )

There is no money in the ~ for this.

3 ( AmE ) bag for carrying things ⇨ See also ↑ handbag

ADJECTIVE

▪ bulging

She handed him a bulging velvet ~.

▪ leather , silk , etc.

▪ matching

She wore pink heels with a matching clutch ~.

▪ clutch

VERB + PURSE

▪ clutch , hold

Both women clutched their ~s close to their bodies.

▪ carry

▪ grab , pick up , snatch

She grabbed her ~ and headed out the door.

▪ open

▪ dig in , dig into , dig through , reach into , rummage through

I dug in my ~ to find my respirator.

I rummaged through my ~ for my lip gloss.

▪ snatch , steal

She had her ~ snatched.

PURSE + NOUN

▪ snatcher

PREPOSITION

▪ in sb's ~

What do you keep in your ~?

PHRASES

▪ sling a ~ over your shoulder , throw a ~ over your shoulder

She slung her black leather ~ over her shoulder.

II.

verb

Purse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ lip , ↑ mouth

Purse is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ lip , ↑ mouth

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .