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pucker vs run up

run up vs pucker

pucker is a noun but run up is not a noun.

pucker and run up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pucker Yes No Yes No
run up No No Yes No
As verbs, run up is a hypernym of pucker; that is, run up is a word with a broader meaning than pucker:
  • pucker: draw together into folds or puckers
  • run up: fasten by sewing; do needlework
Other hypernyms of pucker include sew, sew together, stitch.
pucker (noun) run up (noun)
an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
pucker (verb) run up (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds pile up (debts or scores)
draw together into folds or puckers raise by using ropes and pulleys
become wrinkled or drawn together fasten by sewing; do needlework
make by sewing together quickly
accumulate, sometimes as a debt
Difference between pucker and run up

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