Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To stick up or jut out.
- intransitive verb To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner.
- intransitive verb To cause to stick up quickly.
- adjective Perky.
- noun A perquisite.
- intransitive verb To percolate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A horizontal pole or bar serving as a support for various purposes, as a perch for birds or as the ridge-pole of a tent, or used for the hanging of yarns, skins, etc., to dry, or against which sawn timber may be stacked while seasoning, etc.
- noun An obsolete or dialectal (Scotch) form of
park . - An obsolete form of
perch . - To toss or jerk the head with affected smartness; be jaunty or pert: sometimes with an impersonal it.
- To hold up smartly; prick up.
- To dress; make spruce or smart; smarten; prank.
- Neat; trim; smart; hence, pert; airy; jaunty; proud.
- To peer; look narrowly or sharply.
- To examine thoroughly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of
- adjective Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.
- intransitive verb To peer; to look inquisitively.
- intransitive verb To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily.
- intransitive verb to carry one's self proudly or saucily.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Perquisite . - verb To become more
lively orenthusiastic . - verb dated To
peer ; tolook inquisitively . - verb Shortened form of
percolate . - noun A
percolator , particularly of coffee.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
- verb gain or regain energy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The perk is not standing around in your socks with the masses.
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Some folks may be more interested in short term appearances - and an additional perk is that they also have prospects for future work extensions due to needs for all those missing/incomplete/conflicting requirements fixes.
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One perk from the gun show is that you might get out without paperwork, which considering the election could be a great thing.
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Another perk is that under the right conditions algae grows rapidly.
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My favorite perk is the class set of Hornbook magazines I request each semester (J.D. Ho is a prince).
November-December Horn Book Roger Sutton 2006
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For a moment, it has the look of a major label perk, until the guy starts dancing and joining in on vocals.
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The only perk is getting to work from home, with a laptop on the couch and a snuggly little kitten.
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(Though I can assure you it was a barely perceptible 'perk' - I really was incredibly full.)
where's the beef? 2010
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Each of the available player skins can also be equipped with a 'perk' - sounds familiar?
unknown title 2009
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Another great perk is that there are lots of copies of National Journal’s insiderish publications lying around and there’s always some nugget of genius in them.
Matthew Yglesias » Defense Contractors Versus Hobbyists 2007
reesetee commented on the word perk
A double apocope--short for percolate and perquisite.
July 9, 2007