ruffle

1. v. t. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle. Source: opted

2. v. t. To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt. Source: opted

3. v. t. To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion. Source: opted

4. v. t. To erect in a ruff, as feathers. Source: opted

5. v. t. To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. Source: opted

6. v. t. To discompose; to agitate; to disturb. Source: opted

7. v. t. To throw into disorder or confusion. Source: opted

8. v. t. To throw together in a disorderly manner. Source: opted

9. v. i. To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. Source: opted

10. v. i. To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter. Source: opted

11. v. i. To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger. Source: opted

12. v. t. & i. That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill. Source: opted

13. v. t. & i. A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle. Source: opted

14. v. t. & i. A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff. Source: opted

15. v. t. & i. The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Ootheca. Source: opted

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