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purse purse definition

purse


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  purse 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  purse 
 
  Sense  1 
  purse 
  =>  pooch,  pooch  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  purse 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  purse 
 
  Sense  1 
  purse 
  =>  pooch,  pooch  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  purse 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  purse 
 
  2  senses  of  purse 
 
  Sense  1 
  purse 
  =>  round,  round  out  round  off 
 
  Sense  2 
  purse,  wrinkle 
  =>  contract 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  purse 
 
  purse  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  purse 
 
  Sense  1 
  purse 
  =>  round,  round  out  round  off 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  purse,  wrinkle 
  =>  contract 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  purse 
  cutpurse 
  privy  purse 
  purse 
  purse-string  operation 
  purse  seine 
  purse  string 
  purser 
  sea-purse 
  sea  purse 
  shepherd's  purse 
 
  Overview  of  noun  purse 
 
  The  noun  purse  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  bag,  handbag,  pocketbook,  purse  --  (a  bag  used  for  carrying  money  and  small  personal  items  or  accessories  (especially  by  women);  "she  reached  into  her  bag  and  found  a  comb") 
  2.  (1)  purse  --  (a  sum  of  money  spoken  of  as  the  contents  of  a  money  purse;  "he  made  the  contribution  out  of  his  own  purse";  "he  and  his  wife  shared  a  common  purse") 
  3.  (1)  purse  --  (a  small  bag  for  carrying  money) 
  4.  purse  --  (a  sum  of  money  offered  as  a  prize;  "the  purse  barely  covered  the  winner's  expenses") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  purse 
 
  The  verb  purse  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  purse  --  (contract  one's  lips  into  a  rounded  shape) 
  2.  purse,  wrinkle  --  (gather  or  contract  into  wrinkles  or  folds;  pucker;  "purse  ones's  lips") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  purse 
  purse-proud 
 
  Overview  of  noun  purse 
 
  The  noun  purse  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  bag,  handbag,  pocketbook,  purse  --  (a  bag  used  for  carrying  money  and  small  personal  items  or  accessories  (especially  by  women);  "she  reached  into  her  bag  and  found  a  comb") 
  2.  (1)  purse  --  (a  sum  of  money  spoken  of  as  the  contents  of  a  money  purse;  "he  made  the  contribution  out  of  his  own  purse";  "he  and  his  wife  shared  a  common  purse") 
  3.  (1)  purse  --  (a  small  bag  for  carrying  money) 
  4.  purse  --  (a  sum  of  money  offered  as  a  prize;  "the  purse  barely  covered  the  winner's  expenses") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  purse 
 
  The  verb  purse  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  purse  --  (contract  one's  lips  into  a  rounded  shape) 
  2.  purse,  wrinkle  --  (gather  or  contract  into  wrinkles  or  folds;  pucker;  "purse  ones's  lips") 



purse definition