perk

intransitive verb

To stick up or jut out.

intransitive verb

To carry oneself in a lively and jaunty manner.

intransitive verb

To cause to stick up quickly.

adjective

Perky.

phrasal verb

To regain or cause to regain one’s good spirits or liveliness.

phrasal verb

To refresh the appearance of.

intransitive verb

To percolate.

noun

A perquisite.

noun

A horizontal pole or bar serving as a support for various purposes, as a perch for birds or as the ridge-pole of a tent, or used for the hanging of yarns, skins, etc., to dry, or against which sawn timber may be stacked while seasoning, etc.

An obsolete form of perch.