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Noun purse has 4 senses

bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse - a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
--₁ is a kind of container
--₁ has parts: clasp
--₁ has particulars: clutch bag; etui; evening bag; reticule; shoulder bag
purse - 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"
--₂ is a kind of sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
purse - a small bag for carrying money
--₃ is a kind of bag
--₃ has part: purse string
purse - a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses"
--₄ is a kind of sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money

Verb purse has 2 senses

purse - contract one's lips into a rounded shape
--₁ is one way to round, round out, round off
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
purse, wrinkle - gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
--₂ is one way to contract
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something