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Definition of Perk up
1. Verb. Gain or regain energy. "I picked up after a nap"
Generic synonyms: Convalesce, Recover, Recuperate
Derivative terms: Pickup
2. Verb. Cause to be alert and energetic. "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
Generic synonyms: Affect
Specialized synonyms: Cathect, Animate, Quicken, Reanimate, Recreate, Renovate, Repair, Revive, Revivify, Vivify, Invigorate, Reinvigorate, Animate, Enliven, Invigorate, Liven, Liven Up
Derivative terms: Bracer, Energiser, Energizer, Energizing, Energy, Energy, Energy, Energy, Stimulant, Stimulative
Antonyms: De-energise, De-energize, Sedate
Definition of Perk up
1. Verb. To become more lively or enthusiastic or upright. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perk Up
Literary usage of Perk up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"To perk up the head, to prick up the head, or appear lively. Plants which droop
from drought perk up their heads after a shower. Peark, brisk. ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"To perk up the head, to prick up the head, or appear lively. Plants which droop
from drought perk up their heads after a shower. Peark, brisk. ..."
3. Discourses Upon the Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock, William Symington (1874)
"... yet) much of the exciting and assisting grace ; and then carnal dispositions
perk up themselves from the bosom of natural corruption. ..."
4. Suffolk Words and Phrases: Or, An Attempt to Collect the Lingual Localisms by Edward Moor (1823)
""There she was—perked up," would be said of a such assumption in a woman. In an
ODA I find, " to perk up, to lift up the head, ..."
5. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget, Samuel Romilly Roget (1879)
"... chirp, take heart, cast away care, drive dull care away, perk up. cheer, ...
perk up ; put in good humour ; cheer -, rejoice- the heart ; delight &c. ..."
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