perk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Perquisite.
  2. A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.
verb
  1. To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.
  2. Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.
noun
  1. A percolator, particularly of coffee.
verb
  1. To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
  2. To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.
  3. To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.
adj
  1. Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.
verb
  1. To peer; to look narrowly, sharply, or inquisitively.
  2. To examine thoroughly.
verb
  1. To perch.

Pronunciation

/pɝk/ /pɜːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perk.wav

Word forms

perk perks perq perking perked more perk most perk

Etymology

Clipping of perquisite.

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