pucker

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: ruckrumplecocklecrumpleknitgathertuckruck up

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)Synonyms: ruck

Verb (3)

  1. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds“She puckered her lips”Synonyms: rumplecocklecrumpleknit
  2. draw together into folds or puckersSynonyms: gathertuck
  3. become wrinkled or drawn together“her lips puckered”Synonyms: ruckruck up
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pucker \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. [1913 Webster]
Pucker \Puck"er\, n.

1.A fold; a wrinkle; a collection of folds. [1913 Webster]

2.A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]

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