Synonyms for perk
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : purk |
| Phonetic Transcription : pÉœrk |
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Définition of perk
Origin :- late 14c., "to make oneself trim or smart," perhaps from Old North French perquer "to perch" (Modern French percher; see perch (n.1)), on notion of a bird preening its plumage. Sense of "raise oneself briskly" is first attested 1520s; perk up "recover liveliness" is from 1650s. Related: Perked; perking.
- noun benefit
- The good custom was established and Meg began to perk up again.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- You get int' your best clothes and perk up a bit; you can boss it over Janet.
- Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
- But we can get some letters that maybe will perk us up a little.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 » by Various
- Perk, we've got to do something—and we've got to do it sudden.
- Extract from : « Skinner's Dress Suit » by Henry Irving Dodge
- If you're afraid to start, Perk, come down an' let me try it.
- Extract from : « Motor Matt's "Century" Run » by Stanley R. Matthews
- "He'll perk considabul when he hears about them picters," said Uncle William.
- Extract from : « Uncle William » by Jennette Lee
- The major was there, Chub was there, Susie was there—and Perk.
- Extract from : « Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel » by Stanley R. Matthews
- But when Perk took Christopher fishing, Jane was not invited to go.
- Extract from : « Letty and the Twins » by Helen Sherman Griffith
- Oh, why didnt I have Perk stay in from the fields to look after you!
- Extract from : « Letty and the Twins » by Helen Sherman Griffith
- Lets you and Perk and me go off on a lark some time together.
- Extract from : « Letty and the Twins » by Helen Sherman Griffith
Antonyms for perk
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