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tuck
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- pronunciation:
- tuhk
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
tucks, tucking, tucked |
definition 1: |
to gather up and push in or turn under the loose end or edge of (a shirt, blanket, or the like) so as to secure (often fol. by "in" or "up").
His mother told him to tuck in his shirt.The housekeeper tucked in the sheet at the side of the bed.- similar words:
- gather, insert, neaten, put, smooth, stick, stuff
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definition 2: |
to place in a snug or secure spot.
She tucked the list into her pocket.- synonyms:
- stow
- similar words:
- conceal, cram, embed, hide, insert, place, put, secrete, stick, stuff
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definition 3: |
to cover snugly with bedclothes.
It's time to tuck the children into bed.- similar words:
- cover, enwrap, muffle, swaddle, swathe
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definition 4: |
to pull or gather up into or as into a fold or folds (usu. fol. by "in" or "up").
We tucked in the pleats.- synonyms:
- fold
- similar words:
- crease, crinkle, double, gather, pucker, ruffle, wrinkle
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definition 5: |
to stitch a fold or folds in.
- synonyms:
- gather
- similar words:
- hem, plait, pleat
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related words: |
fold, piece |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to make folds or tucks in something.
- similar words:
- crinkle, fold, pucker
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
something that has been folded or tucked.
- synonyms:
- fold
- similar words:
- crease, crinkle, flap, gather, pinch, pucker, ruffle, wrinkle
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definition 2: |
a flat fold or pleat stitched in place in a garment.
- synonyms:
- fold, plait, pleat
- similar words:
- hem
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definition 3: |
an act of tucking.
- synonyms:
- fold
- similar words:
- gathering, insertion
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definition 4: |
a body position with the knees close to the chest, used in some sports such as skiing and diving.
- similar words:
- stoop
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related words: |
dart, fold |
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