Perked vs Perved - What's the difference?
perked | perved |
(perk)
To become more lively or enthusiastic.
To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.
* Barrow
To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
(perv)
(slang) To stare at others in a perverted manner, especially whilst thinking sexual thoughts about them.
As verbs the difference between perked and perved
is that perked is (perk) while perved is (perv).perked
English
Verb
(head)perk
English
Etymology 1
From perquisite, by abbreviation.Alternative forms
* (l) (less common)Etymology 2
From percolate (verb) and percolator (noun), by abbreviation.Etymology 3
The origin is .Verb
(en verb)- to perk over them
- to perk''' the ears; to '''perk up one's head
- (Cowper)
- (Sherburne)
Derived terms
* perk up * perkyEtymology 4
The origin is .perved
English
Verb
(head)perv
English
Alternative forms
* perveVerb
(en verb)- The soccer coach perved on one of the players as he undressed in the change room.