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- Dictionarytuck/tʌk/
verb
- 1. push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them: "he tucked his shirt into his trousers" Similar Opposite
- 2. make a flattened, stitched fold in (a garment or material), typically so as to shorten or tighten it, or for decoration: "the suit was pinned and tucked all over" Similar
noun
- 1. a flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration: "a dress with tucks along the bodice" Similar
- 2. food eaten by children at school as a snack: informal, dated British "our parents provided us with a bit of money to buy tuck with" Similar
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TUCK definition: 1. to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position…. Learn more.
The meaning of TUCK is to push in the loose end of so as to hold tightly. How to use tuck in a sentence.
TUCK meaning: 1. to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position…. Learn more.
1. to pull up or gather up in a fold or folds; draw together so as to make shorter. to tuck up one's skirt for wading. 2. to sew a fold or folds in (a garment) 3. a. to thrust the edges of (a sheet, napkin, shirt, etc.) under or in, in order to make secure. usually with up, in, etc.
tuck something + adv./prep. to cover somebody with something so that they are warm and comfortable. She tucked a blanket around his legs. Definition of tuck verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Tuck definition: to put into a small, close, or concealing place. See examples of TUCK used in a sentence.
Nov 15, 2024 · To tuck is to fold, gather, or insert, like the way you tuck your sheets under your mattress when you make the bed in the morning or the way you tuck your lucky stuffed unicorn into your backpack on the day of a big test.
1. (tr) to push or fold into a small confined space or concealed place or between two surfaces: to tuck a letter into an envelope. 2. (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. 3.
Definitions of 'tuck'. 1. If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat. [...] 2. You can use tuck to refer to a form of plastic surgery which involves reducing the size of a part of someone's body. [...] More.
Nov 3, 2024 · A curled position. (medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin. tummy tuck. (music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
