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• n  an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
• v  to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  She puckered her lips
• v  draw together into folds or puckers
• v  become wrinkled or drawn together
  her lips puckered

• While the arteries pucker, blood cannot get through.
• That would require Obama to pucker up for Rush, Sessions and a few other very choice critters.
• The extent of his pucker provided him with his nickname, "Satchmo," a contraction of "Satchel Mouth.

• ruck
• rumple
• cockle
• crumple
• knit
• gather
• tuck
• ruck up

News & Articles

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• Summit Academy teacher kissed pig for Crusade
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- One Louisville teacher had to pucker up on her last day of school for a good cause. Students at Summit Academy in Middletown cheered as they watched teacher Lee Payne kiss a pig Wednesday morning. It was a reward for the kids who raised money for the WHAS Crusade for Children. Students had a contest to see who could raise the most money and Payne's kids won with $15 ...
  June 6, 2013 - WHAS TV11 Louisville

Quotes

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• Bobby Labonte in International Herald Tribune
  We all need to be conscious about it and do the best that we can to make sure the grandstands are full,veteran driver Bobby Labonte said. "Everybody's has to pucker up a little bit. But at the same time, you've got to believe the cup is...
• Jimmie Johnson in SportingNews.com
  I wanted this trophy over here with this brick on it,said Johnson, referring to the championship trophy. "I wanted to pucker up and kiss those bricks on the frontstretch. It was all about winning the race today."
• Nick Price in DesMoinesRegister.com
  The backside will pucker up a little bit,said Price, whose resume includes two PGA Championships and a British Open. "That's good. But you only want that for nine holes.''"