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English noun: pucker | |||
| 1. | pucker (shape) an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) | ||
| Synonyms | ruck | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication | ||
English verb: pucker | |||
| 1. | pucker (contact) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | ||
| Samples | She puckered her lips. | ||
| Examples | They pucker the sheets | ||
| Synonyms | cockle, crumple, knit, rumple | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle | ||
| Verb group | draw | ||
| 2. | pucker (contact) draw together into folds or puckers | ||
| Synonyms | gather, tuck | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | run up, sew, sew together, stitch | ||
| 3. | pucker (contact) become wrinkled or drawn together | ||
| Samples | Her lips puckered. | ||
| Examples | The sheets didn't pucker | ||
| Synonyms | ruck, ruck up | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle | ||
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