Perk (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Perking.] [Cf. W. percu to trim, to make smart.]
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.
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Perk, v. i.
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.
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Perk, a.
Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.
"
Perk as a peacock."
Spenser.
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Perk, v. i.
To peer; to look inquisitively.
Dickens.
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