GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Perk (pẽrk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perked (pẽrkt); 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.
   
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   to perk up one's ears  to begin to listen attentively; -- usually used when something of interest is mentioned in some discourse, after one's attention had lapsed; as, “he perked up his ears when he heard his name mentioned”.
   
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   Perk, v. i.
   1. To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily. “To perk over them.”  Barrow.
   
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   2. To act in a jaunty or presumptuous manner.
   
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   To perk it, to carry one's self proudly or saucily.  Pope.
   
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   Perk, a. Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. “Perk as a peacock.”  Spenser.
   
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   Perk, v. i. To peer; to look inquisitively.  Dickens.
   
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   perk, n. A perquisite. [informal]
   
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