Pucker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌkə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌkɚ/.

Examples

She puckered her lips
her lips puckered

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ruck crumple gather rumple ruck up knit cockle tuck

Parts of Speech

noun	an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
verb	to gather something into small wrinkles or folds “She puckered her lips”
verb	draw together into folds or puckers
verb	become wrinkled or drawn together “her lips puckered”

Word Forms

pucker	verb	become wrinkled or drawn together
ruck	verb	become wrinkled or drawn together
gather	noun	sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
gathering	noun	sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
pucker	noun	an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
tuck	noun	a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
tucker	noun	a sewer who tucks
ruck	noun	an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fältchen

eine unregelmäßige Falte in einer ansonsten ebenen Oberfläche (wie bei Stoff)

🇫🇷French

faux pli

un pli irrégulier sur une surface par ailleurs plane (comme dans le tissu)

🇪🇸Spanish

fruncido

un pliegue irregular en una superficie que de otro modo sería uniforme (como en una tela)

🇮🇹Italian

increspatura

una piega irregolare su una superficie altrimenti piana (come nel tessuto)

🇳🇱Dutch

tuit

een onregelmatige vouw in een verder vlak oppervlak (zoals in stof)

🇵🇹Portuguese

franzir

uma dobra irregular em uma superfície plana (como em um tecido)

🇷🇺Russian

сморщенный

неправильная складка на ровной поверхности (например, на ткани)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तह

अन्यथा समतल सतह में अनियमित तह (जैसे कपड़े में)

🇧🇩Bengali

পাকার

অন্যথায় সমান পৃষ্ঠে একটি অনিয়মিত ভাঁজ (কাপড়ের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

புக்கர்

மற்றபடி சமமான மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு ஒழுங்கற்ற மடிப்பு (துணியைப் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

పుక్కర్

సరికాని ఉపరితలంలో ఒక క్రమరహిత మడత (బట్టలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

पुकर

अन्यथा सम पृष्ठभागावर एक अनियमित पट (कपड्याप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પકર

અન્યથા સમાન સપાટીમાં અનિયમિત ફોલ્ડ (જેમ કે કાપડમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುಕ್ಕರ್

ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ ಸಮ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಪಟ್ಟು (ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പക്കർ

മറ്റുതരത്തിൽ തുല്യമായ പ്രതലത്തിൽ (തുണിയിലെന്നപോലെ) ക്രമരഹിതമായ മടക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਕਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਸਮਾਨ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਫੋਲਡ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پکر

دوسری صورت میں یکساں سطح میں ایک فاسد تہہ (جیسے کپڑے میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

皱褶

平坦表面上的不规则折叠（如布料）

🇯🇵Japanese

しわ

平らな表面（布地など）の不規則な折り目

🇰🇷Korean

주름

(천과 같이) 평평한 표면의 불규칙한 접힘

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết nhăn

một nếp gấp không đều trên một bề mặt chẵn (như trên vải)

🇹🇭Thai

ขมวด

รอยพับที่ผิดปกติในพื้นผิวเรียบๆ (เช่นในผ้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerut

lipatan tidak beraturan pada permukaan yang rata (seperti pada kain)

🇲🇾Malay

berkerut

lipatan yang tidak sekata pada permukaan yang tidak rata (seperti dalam kain)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجعد

طية غير منتظمة على سطح مستو (كما هو الحال في القماش)

🇮🇷Persian

کوبنده

یک چین نامنظم در سطحی در غیر این صورت یکنواخت (مانند پارچه)

🇹🇷Turkish

büzülme

aksi takdirde düzgün bir yüzeyde düzensiz bir kat (kumaşta olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

כִּוּוּץ

קפל לא סדיר במשטח אחיד אחרת (כמו בבד)

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The primary meaning of 'pucker' is 'an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)'.

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