Leer vs Peruse - What's the difference?
leer | peruse | Related terms |
To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
To entice with a leer or leers.
* (Dryden)
A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look.
An arch or affected glance or cast of countenance.
(obsolete) The cheek.
(obsolete) The face.
(obsolete) One's appearance; countenance.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) Complexion; hue; blee; colour.
(obsolete) Flesh; skin.
The flank or loin.
Empty; unoccupied; clear.
Destitute; lacking; wanting.
Faint from lack of food; hungry.
Thin; faint.
Having no load or burden; free; without a rider.
Lacking sense or seriousness; trifling; frivolous.
An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.
* 2008 , Dave Robson, "
To examine or consider with care.
* {{quote-book, 1847,
, passage=Sitting on a low stool, a few yards from her arm-chair, I examined her figure; I perused her features.}}
To read completely.
* {{quote-book, 1887,
, passage=We are for reasons that, after perusing this manuscript, you may be able to guess, going away again this time to Central Asia
(informal) To look over casually; to skim.
* {{quote-book, 2001, Doug Stanton, In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, page=35
, passage=Haynes quickly perused the message, then took it to the captain on the bridge. }}
* {{quote-book, 2005, , Acid Alex, page=98
, passage=She asked Denise for the court file, which she fussed from her handbag. The woman perused it briefly and then beamed up at me.}}
(regional) To go from place to place; to wander.
* {{quote-book, 1957, , The Old Man And The Boy, page=55
, passage=I loved to straggle off in the mornings
Leer is a related term of peruse.
As nouns the difference between leer and peruse
is that leer is while peruse is an examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.As a verb peruse is
to examine or consider with care.leer
English
Etymology 1
Exact development uncertain, but apparently from *. See below.Verb
(en verb)- To gild a face with smiles; and leer a man to ruin.
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) ler, . More at (l), (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l)Noun
(en noun)- (Holinshed)
- a Rosalind of a better leer than you
Anagrams
* *Etymology 3
From (etyl) lere, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- a leer stomach
- (Gifford)
- a leer horse
- (Ben Jonson)
- leer words
Etymology 4
From (etyl) leren, from (etyl) . Related to (etyl) {{m, ang, l?r, , lore, learning, science, art of teaching, preaching, doctrine, study, precept, exhortation, advice, instigation, history, story, cunning }}. See lore.Etymology 5
See (lehr)peruse
English
Noun
(en noun)Hi-tea, low cost!", Evening Gazette online, September 12,
- A peruse of the website looked promising
Verb
(perus)citation
citation
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