ruffle (
http://definr.com/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: discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She
has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
5: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn:
flick,
riffle]
6: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle
the cards" [syn:
shuffle,
mix]
7: erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers" [syn:
fluff]
8: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
[syn:
ruffle up,
rumple,
mess up]
9: pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
[syn:
pleat]