Thesaurus: perk

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily.
3. a. Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.
4. v. i. To peer; to look inquisitively.
5. n. an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
6. v. gain or regain energy
7. 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. 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. Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. "Perk as a peacock." Spenser. To peer; to look inquisitively. Dickens.
8. To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make ajaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up one'shead. Cowper. Sherburne.
9. v:30/n:70 n an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right) v gain or regain energy