Uplift vs Perk - What's the difference?
uplift | perk |
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
The act or result of being uplifted.
(geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
(colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
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.
As verbs the difference between uplift and perk
is that uplift is to raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level while perk is shortened form of percolate or perk can be to become more lively or enthusiastic or perk can be (dated) to peer; to look inquisitively.As nouns the difference between uplift and perk
is that uplift is the act or result of being uplifted while perk is perquisite or perk can be a percolator, particularly of coffee.As an adjective perk is
smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.uplift
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* * English heteronymsperk
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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
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