Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
pucker up — (slang) To set one s lips into a position ready for kissing • • • Main Entry: ↑pucker * * * ˌpucker ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pucker up … Useful english dictionary
Pucker — Puck er, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Puckered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puckering}.] [From {Poke} a pocket, small bag.] To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pucker — [n] wrinkle crease, crinkle, crumple, fold, furrow, plait, ruck, ruckle; concept 754 Ant. smoothness pucker [v] draw together; wrinkle cockle, compress, condense, contract, crease, crinkle, crumple, fold, furrow, gather, knit, purse, ruckle, ruck … New thesaurus
pucker — [puk′ər] vt., vi. [freq. form of POKE2] to draw up or gather into wrinkles or small folds n. a wrinkle or small fold made by puckering pucker up to contract the lips as in preparing to kiss … English World dictionary
Pucker — Puck er, n. 1. A fold; a wrinkle; a collection of folds. [1913 Webster] 2. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pucker — is a sour apple liqueur, similar in taste to both granny smith apples and green apple flavored candy. Made by the DeKuyper company it is just one of many in their line of fruit schnapps. By volume it is 15% alcohol (30 proof) and is often used in … Wikipedia
pucker — 1590s, possibly a frequentative form of pock, dialectal variant of poke bag, sack, which would give it the same notion as in to purse the lips … Etymology dictionary
pucker — meaning ‘to gather into folds’, has inflected forms puckered, puckering. See also pukka … Modern English usage
pucker — ► VERB ▪ tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds. ► NOUN ▪ a wrinkle or small fold. ORIGIN probably from POKE(Cf. ↑poke) and POCKET(Cf. ↑pocketable) (suggesting the formation of small purse like gatherings) … English terms dictionary
pucker — UK [ˈpʌkə(r)] / US [ˈpʌkər] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms pucker : present tense I/you/we/they pucker he/she/it puckers present participle puckering past tense puckered past participle puckered 1) a) pucker or pucker up if your lips… … English dictionary
pucker — puck|er [ pʌkər ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) pucker or pucker up if your lips pucker, you squeeze them together and out a ) if your forehead puckers, it becomes full of lines, for example because you are thinking or your head hurts 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
