- pucker puck·er vt
- ['pʌkə(r)]
(also: pucker up) (lips) increspare, (brow) aggrottare, corrugare, Sewing increspare
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pucker puck·er vt
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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 — 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
puck|er — «PUHK uhr», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to draw into wrinkles or irregular folds: »to pucker one s brow, »pucker cloth in sewing. The baby s lips puckered just before he began to cry. Trabert till that moment had looked tense and puckered up (London… … Useful 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
pucker — puck|er [ˈpʌkə US ər] v also pucker up [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from poke bag (13 20 centuries), from Old North French; POCKET1] 1.) [I and T] if part of your face puckers, or if you pucker it, it becomes tight or stretched, for example … Dictionary of contemporary English
pucker — puck•er [[t]ˈpʌk ər[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds; constrict 2) an irregular fold; wrinkle 3) a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn • Etymology: 1590–1600; appar. akin to poke II… … From formal English to slang
pucker-needle — see puck needle … Useful english dictionary
puck|er|y — «PUHK uhr ee», adjective. tending to pucker; puckered; puckering … Useful english dictionary
pucker — puck·er … English syllables
Pucker — Recorded in several forms including Puck, Pucke, Pooke, as well as the diminutives Pockett, Pockett, Puckett, the patronymics Pocketts, Pucketts, the definitive Pucker, this intriguing and uncommon name is of early English origins. It derives… … Surnames reference
Puckered — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
