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purse

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purse in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
    "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
    bag  handbag  pocketbook  purse 
  2. a small bag for carrying money
    purse 
  3. a sum of money offered as a prize
    "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
    purse 
  4. a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
    "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse"
    purse 
verb
  1. contract one's lips into a rounded shape
    purse 
  2. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
    "purse ones's lips"
    purse  wrinkle 
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