Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perk \Perk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Perking}.] [Cf. W. percu to trim, to make smart.]
To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a
jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up
one's head. --Cowper. Sherburne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perk \Perk\, v. i.
To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily. ``To perk
over them.'' --Barrow.
{To perk it}, to carry one's self proudly or saucily. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perk \Perk\, a.
Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. ``Perk as a peacock.''
--Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perk \Perk\, v. i.
To peer; to look inquisitively. --Dickens.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perk
n : an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of
employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a
limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" [syn:
{fringe benefit}, {perquisite}]
v : gain or regain energy [syn: {perk up}, {percolate}, {pick up},
{gain vigor}]
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