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21pucker — [16] The etymological notion underlying pucker seems to be of forming into ‘pockets’ or small baglike wrinkles (the same idea led to the use of the verb purse for ‘wrinkle, pucker’ – now dated in general usage, but fossilized in the expression… …
22pucker — 1. verb To pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold. 1914 The conduct of the white strangers it was that caused him the greatest perturbation. He puckered his brows into a frown of deep thought. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the …
23pucker — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, agitation, all overs, angst, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious bench, anxious concern, anxious seat, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, befuddlement, bewilderment, bother,… …
24pucker — [[t]pʌ̱kə(r)[/t]] puckers, puckering, puckered V ERG When a part of your face puckers or when you pucker it, it becomes tight or stretched, often because you are trying not to cry or are going to kiss someone. Toby s face puckered... [V n] She… …
25pucker — 1. verb she puckered her forehead Syn: wrinkle, crinkle, crease, furrow, crumple, rumple, ruck up, scrunch up, corrugate, ruffle, screw up, shrivel 2. noun a pucker in the sewing Syn: wrinkle, crinkle …
26pucker — /ˈpʌkə / (say pukuh) verb (i) 1. to gather into wrinkles or irregular folds: the cloth has puckered. –verb (t) 2. to draw into wrinkles or irregular folds: try not to pucker the fabric. –noun 3. a wrinkle; an irregular fold. 4. a puckered part,… …
27Pucker (disambiguation) — Pucker is a sour apple liqueur.Pucker may also refer to:* Peter Pucker (born 1988), Austrian soccer player * Pucker! , a Selector album …
28pucker-needle — see puck needle …
29Pucker Up Stakes — Turf race infobox class = Grade III horse race = Pucker Up Stakes caption = location = Arlington Park Arlington Heights, Illinois Flagicon|USA inaugurated = 1961 race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing website = [http://www.arlingtonpark.com/… …
30pucker\ factor — The degree to which one is in mortal terror while excecuting a dangerous task. Term credited to USAF A 10 pilots flying ground attack missions during The Gulf War. So, I m ridin in Bobby s new Vette and he takes this corner at like 110 mph… …
