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purse
/pɜːs/
noun
A small bag for carrying money.
A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
verb
To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles; to pucker; to knit.
To put into a purse.
Synonymspucker
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