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tuck


Definition: Meaning of, tuck in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tʌk /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
tuck tucked tucked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
tucking tucks
  1. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to push something, especially the edge of a piece of cloth or paper, into or behind something so that it looks tidier or stays in place
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  2. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something into a small space, especially in order to protect, hide, carry, or hold it
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  3. [transitive] to put a TUCK (= special fold) in a piece of clothing
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Singular Plural
tuck tucks
  1. [countable] a narrow flat fold of cloth sewn into a piece of clothing for decoration or to give it a special shape
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  2. [countable] a small medical operation done to make your face or stomach look flatter and younger
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  3. [uncountable] British English old-fashioned cakes, sweets etc - used especially by schoolchildren
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tuck used in phrases

  • Friar Tuck
    1. a fat and cheerful MONK (= a member of an all-male religious group), who enjoys eating and drinking, and appears in old English stories about ROBIN HOOD as one of his followers
  • Tuck, Friar
  • nip and tuck (adjective)
    1. inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
    nip and tuck (noun)
    1. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
    nip and tuck (adverb)
    1. even or close in a race or competition or comparison
  • tuck box (noun)
    1. especially at boarding school a box for storing eatables
  • tuck shop (noun)
    1. a candy store in Great Britain
  • tummy tuck (noun)
    1. cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
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tuck used in phrasal verbs

  • tuck away (phrasal verb)
    1. to put something in a place where it is not easy to find or to see
    2. to put money in a safe place so that you can use it later
  • tuck in (phrasal verb)
    1. tuck in or tuck up [transitive] to put a child into bed and make sure that they are warm and comfortable by covering them well
    2. [intransitive] British English informal to eat food with enthusiasm because you like it or because you are hungry
  • tuck into (phrasal verb)
    1. tuck someone into something to put a child into bed and make sure that they are warm and comfortable by covering them well
    2. tuck into something British English informal to eat food with enthusiasm because you like it or because you are hungry
  • tuck up (phrasal verb)
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