Definitions for: Pucker


[n] an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
[v] to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
[v] become puckered
[v] draw fabric together and sew it tightly



Webster (1913) Definition: Puck"er, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Puckered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Puckering.] [From Poke a pocket, small bag.]
To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into
ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to
pucker up the mouth. ``His skin [was] puckered up in
wrinkles.'' --Spectator.


Puck"er, n.
1. A fold; a wrinkle; a collection of folds.

2. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother;
agitation. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]

Synonyms: cockle, crumple, gather, knit, ruck, ruck, ruck up, rumple, tuck

See Also: bend, crease, crease, crimp, crinkle, crisp, flexure, fold, plication, ruckle, run up, scrunch, scrunch up, sew, sew together, stitch, wrinkle

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