Main entry: handbag, purse, pocketbook, bag
Definition: a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
Usage: she reached into her bag and found a comb
Main entry: purse
Definition: a small bag for carrying money
Main entry: purse
Definition: a sum of money offered as a prize
Usage: the purse barely covered the winner's expenses
Main entry: purse
Definition: a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
Usage: he made the contribution out of his own purse; he and his wife shared a common purse
Main entry: purse
Definition: contract one's lips into a rounded shape
Definition: gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
Usage: purse ones's lips