ruffle

n 1: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

[syn: {frill}, {flounce}, {furbelow}]

2: a high tight collar [syn: {choker}, {ruff}, {neck ruff}]

3: a noisy fight [syn: {affray}, {disturbance}, {fray}]

v 1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {riffle},

{cockle}, {undulate}]

2: trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"

3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to

impress others: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen

house." [syn: {swagger}, {prance}, {strut}, {sashay}, {cock}]

4: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: {flick}, {riffle}]

5: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle

the cards" [syn: {shuffle}, {mix}]

6: erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers" [syn: {fluff}]

7: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"

[syn: {ruffle up}, {rumple}, {mess up}]

8: pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"

[syn: {pleat}]