[purk] 
| 1. | to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually fol. by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them. |
| 2. | to act, or carry oneself, in a jaunty manner. |
| 3. | to put oneself forward briskly or presumptuously. |
| 4. | to make smart, trim, or jaunty (sometimes fol. by up or out): to perk up a suit with a new white blouse. |
| 5. | to raise smartly or briskly (often fol. by up or out): to perk one's head up. |
| 6. | perky; jaunty: a perk manner. |
