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puck·er / ˈpəkər/ • v. [intr.] (esp. of a person's face or a facial feature) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds: her brows puckered in a frown. ∎  [tr.] cause to do this: the baby stirred, puckering up its tiny face.• n. a tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold, esp. on a person's face: a pucker between his eyebrows.PHRASES: pucker up contract one's lips as in preparation for a kiss.DERIVATIVES: puck·er·y / ˈpəkərē/ adj.

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