perk up

Questions about perk up

What does perk up mean?

perk up means "gain or regain energy". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for perk up?

Close synonyms include perk, percolate, pick up, gain vigor, stimulate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is perk up a common word?

perk up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.