Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pucker

1 sense of pucker

Sense 1
pucker, ruck -- (an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth))
       => fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pucker

3 senses of pucker

Sense 1
pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit -- (to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips")
       => wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp -- (make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane")

Sense 2
gather, pucker, tuck -- (draw together into folds or puckers)
       => sew, run up, sew together, stitch -- (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Sense 3
pucker, ruck, ruck up -- (become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered")
       => wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp -- (make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane")

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