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   tuck

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   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 pusheaseinsertslipthruststuffstickcraminformal:popOpposite take outpull out
   • ▪ draw (something, especially part of one's body) together into a small space: "she tucked her legs under her"
   • ▪ put or keep (something) in a specified place so as to be hidden, secure, comfortable, or tidy: "the colonel was coming toward her, his gun tucked under his arm" Similar hideconcealsecretestorestowinformal:stash
   • 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 pleatgatherfoldruffle

   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 pleatgatherfoldruffle
   • ▪ a surgical operation to reduce surplus flesh or fat: informal "a tummy tuck"
   • 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 foodinformal:eatsgrubnoshchowfeedscoffchuckarchaic:vittlesvictualsviands
   • 3. (in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc.) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest, often with the hands clasped round the shins: "Lenzi nailed a reverse 3–1/2 somersault tuck on his final dive"

   Word Origin Old Englishtūcian ‘to punish, ill-treat’: of West Germanic origin; related to tug. Influenced in Middle English by Middle Dutch tucken ‘pull sharply’.

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   What does Tuck mean?

   • : a skiing position in which the skier squats forward and holds the ski poles under the arms and parallel to the ground : an act or instance of tucking : something tucked or to be tucked in Verb She hadn't sealed the envelope, but had simply tucked in the flap. Instead of tying his shoes, he just tucked the laces inside.

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   What is tuck in phrasal verb?

   • Definition of tuck in phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to make somebody feel comfortable in bed by pulling the covers up around them I tucked the children in and said goodnight. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   What does it mean to tuck in a shirt?

   • To push the fabric at the bottom of a shirt under the pants. Tuck in your shirt before the food goes cold.

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   What is a tuck shop?

   • A tuck shop is a small, food-selling retailer. It is principally used in the UK, Ireland, Grenada, South Africa, Nigeria, New Zealand, Jamaica, Australia, Pakistan, India, and Canada, and in some other parts of the former British Empire. In New South Wales and Queensland, the term is interchangeable with the word canteen.

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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.

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   Tuck definition: to put into a small, close, or concealing place. See examples of TUCK used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   tuck something + adv./prep. to put something into a small space, especially to hide it or keep it safe or comfortable. She tucked her hair (up) under her cap. He sat with his legs tucked up under him. The letter had been tucked under a pile of papers.

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