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pucker
('p/@/k/@/r )

noun (n)

  • an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)(noun.shape)
    Synonym:
    ruck
    source: wordnet30
  • A fold; a wrinkle; a collection of folds.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • to gather something into small wrinkles or folds(verb.contact)
    Example:
    She puckered her lips.
    Synonym:
    cockle, crumple, knit, rumple
    source: wordnet30
  • draw together into folds or puckers(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    gather, tuck
    source: wordnet30
  • become wrinkled or drawn together(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Her lips puckered.
    Synonym:
    ruck, ruck up
    source: wordnet30
  • To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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