pucker up
B1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
to make your lips ready for a kiss
Literal meaning: Literally, the lips wrinkle or tighten upward.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
to draw your lips together and forward as if you are about to kiss someone
"The little girl puckered up for a kiss from her grandmother."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 informal
to make your lips tight and rounded in reaction to a sour taste or effort
"He puckered up after tasting the lemon juice."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Informal and often playful. Can be used literally or jokingly as an instruction.
Commonly used with
lips for a kiss baby camera photo mouth
Forms
Base
pucker up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
puckers up
he/she/it
Past simple
puckered up
yesterday
Past participle
puckered up
have + pp
-ing form
puckering up
continuous
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Synonyms
kiss form your lips purse your lips make a kissing face round your lips press your lips together
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