Perk vs. Perv

Perk vs. Perv — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Perk and Perv

Perknoun

(informal) Perquisite.

Free coffee is one of the perks of the job.

Pervnoun

(slang) A pervert.

Perknoun

A percolator, particularly of coffee.

Pervverb

(slang) To stare at others in a perverted manner, especially whilst thinking sexual thoughts about them.

The soccer coach perved on one of the players as he undressed in the change room.

Perkverb

(transitive) To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.

I’ll perk some coffee.

Perkverb

(intransitive) Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.

The coffee is perking.
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Perkverb

(transitive) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.

Perkverb

(intransitive) To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.

Perkverb

To exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily.

Perkverb

(dated) To peer; to look inquisitively.

Perkverb

(obsolete) To perch.

Perkadjective

(obsolete) Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain.

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Perknoun

an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right);

a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job

Perkverb

gain or regain energy;

I picked up after a nap