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English to English 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
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
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
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
a small bag for carrying money | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
a sum of money offered as a prize |
• the purse barely covered the winner's expenses
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. | source: webster1913 verb
| 6 |
contract one's lips into a rounded shape | source: wordnet30
| 7 |
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker |
• purse ones's lips
source: wordnet30 source: webster1913
| 9 |
To steal purses; to rob. | source: webster1913
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