perk

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pɝk/

Verb

transitive intransitive obsolete

(transitive) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of. / (intransitive) To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）姿勢や見た目を整え、スマートにする / （他動詞）かっこよく飾る、ジャントな印象を与えるように仕上げる / （自動詞）何かの下や後ろからひょろりと現れる、のぞき出る

What is this buttons?

Perk the shop window with a bright display to draw in passersby.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

明るいディスプレイで店のショーウィンドウを飾って、通行人を引き寄せてください。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.

[the squirrel] whisks his brush

And perks his ears, and stamps and scolds aloud

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Sense（2）

(intransitive) To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.

The heads of plants above the crack’d ground perk:

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Sense（3）

(intransitive, obsolete) To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.

For whereof commeth thys hypocrisie in the popedome, that men shall preache free will, merits, and satisfactions, and set vp their bristles in suche wise, and beare themselues in hande that they may come perking before God, yea and preace thither lyke shamelesse strumpets.

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perks

（ present singular third-person ）

perking

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perked

（ participle past ）

perked

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