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tuck
1[ tuhk ]
verb (used with object)
- to put into a small, close, or concealing place:
Tuck the money into your wallet.
- to thrust in the loose end or edge of (a garment, covering, etc.) so as to hold closely in place (usually followed by in, up, under, etc.):
Tuck in your blouse.
Tuck the edge of the sheet under the mattress.
- to cover snugly in or as if in this manner:
She tucked the children into bed.
- to pull up into a fold or folds; draw up into a folded arrangement (usually followed by in, up, etc.):
to tuck up one's skirts;
to tuck one's knees under one's chin.
- Needlework. to sew tucks in.
- to pass (a strand) above or below another one.
- Informal. to eat or drink (usually followed by in, away, etc.):
He tucked away a big meal.
verb (used without object)
- Needlework. to make tucks.
- to fit securely or snugly:
a bed that tucks into the corner.
- to secure one's penis between one's legs so that the crotch is flat, often done by gender-diverse people as part of their gender expression:
When I'm performing, I usually tuck, because it makes me feel more confident.
noun
- something tucked or folded in.
- Sewing. a fold, or one of a series of folds, made by doubling cloth upon itself and stitching parallel with the edge of the fold, used for decoration or for shortening or fitting a garment.
- Diving, Gymnastics. a body position in which the head is lowered and the thighs held against the chest with the knees bent and the arms locked around the shins. Compare layout ( def 10 ), pike 7( def ).
- Skiing. a crouch in which the ski poles are held close to the chest, extending back under the arms and parallel to the ground, as to maximize speed downhill.
- Informal. a plastic surgery operation:
a tummy tuck.
- Nautical. the part of a vessel where the after ends of the outside planking or plating unite at the sternpost.
- (in tying knots) the operation of passing one strand above or below another.
- British Slang. food.
verb phrase
- to eat with gusto:
We tucked into a roast beef dinner.
tuck
2[ tuhk ]
noun
tuck
3[ tuhk ]
noun
- a rapier, estoc, or other thrusting sword.
tuck
4[ tuhk ]
noun
- a drumbeat or the sound of one beat on a drum.
Tuck
1/ ʌ /
noun
- See Friar Tuck
tuck
2/ ʌ /
verb
- tr to push or fold into a small confined space or concealed place or between two surfaces
to tuck a letter into an envelope
- tr to thrust the loose ends or sides of (something) into a confining space, so as to make neat and secure
to tuck the sheets under the mattress
- to make a tuck or tucks in (a garment)
- usually tr to draw together, contract, or pucker
noun
- a tucked object or part
- a pleat or fold in a part of a garment, usually stitched down so as to make it a better fit or as decoration
- the part of a vessel where the after ends of the planking or plating meet at the sternpost
- an informal or schoolchild's word for food, esp cakes and sweets
- ( as modifier )
a tuck box
- a position of the body in certain dives in which the legs are bent with the knees drawn up against the chest and tightly clasped
tuck
3/ ʌ /
noun
- archaic.a rapier
tuck
4/ ʌ /
noun
- a touch, blow, or stroke
verb
- tr to touch or strike
- intr to throb or bump
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ٳܳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tuck1
Origin of tuck2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tuck1
Origin of tuck2
Origin of tuck3
Idioms and Phrases
- nip and tuck
Example Sentences
In the aftermath of a global pandemic, three young brothers fend for themselves in an isolated home tucked away in a forest.
First, she underrotated a back layout 1.5 into a front tuck on her final floor routine pass, almost falling to the floor in Maryland and securing a large score deduction.
At one table, a teenager tucks into a ham sandwich while on the phone with a friend.
He tucked a large napkin over his Ecuador soccer jersey.
Her father's photograph is always with her, tucked safely in her school bag.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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