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Learn to pronounce tuck

/tək/
verb
  1. push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide them or hold them in place.
    "he tucked his shirt into his trousers"
    synonyms: push, ease, insert, slip, thrust, stuff, stick, cram, pop
  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"
    synonyms: pleat, gather, fold, ruffle

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"
    synonyms: pleat, gather, fold, ruffle
  2. food, typically cakes and candy, eaten by children at school as a snack.
    "a tuck shop"
    synonyms: food, eats, grub, nosh, chow, feed, scoff, chuck, vittles, victuals, viands
  3. (in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc.) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest, often with the hands clasped around the shins.
    "Lenzi nailed a reverse 3–1/2 somersault tuck on his final dive"

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May 14, 2024 · The meaning of TUCK is to push in the loose end of so as to hold tightly. How to use tuck in a sentence.
to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position, especially to make it neat or comfortable: tuck something into ...
3 days ago · The meaning of TUCK IN is to make (someone, such as a child) secure in bed by tucking the edges of sheets, blankets, etc. under the ...
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.
to make someone comfortable in bed, especially a child, by arranging the covers around them: Daddy, if I go to bed now will you tuck me in?
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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 ...
phrasal verb. tuck somebody in/up. ​to make somebody feel comfortable in bed by pulling the covers up around them. I tucked the children in and said goodnight.
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tuck in American English 1 · 1. to pull up or gather up in a fold or folds; draw together so as to make shorter · 2. to sew a fold or folds in (a garment) · 3.
TUCK meaning: 1 : to push the end of (something, such as a piece of cloth or paper) into or behind something in order to hold it in place, make it look neat ...