PERK


Meaning of PERK in English

perk 1

— 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 jaunty manner.

3. to put oneself forward briskly or presumptuously.

v.t.

4. to make smart, trim, or jaunty (sometimes fol. by up or out ): to perk up a suit with a new white blouse.

5. to raise smartly or briskly (often fol. by up or out ): to perk one's head up.

adj.

6. perky; jaunty: a perk manner.

[ 1350-1400; ME perken; perh. akin to PEER 2 ]

perk 2

/perrk/ , v.i., v.t. Informal.

to percolate: Has the coffee perked yet? The research team is perking with new ideas.

[ 1930-35, Amer.; by shortening and resp. of PERCOLATE ]

perk 3

/perrk/ , n. Informal.

perquisite.

[ 1815-25; by shortening and resp. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .