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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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to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position, especially to make it tidy or comfortable: tuck something into something Should I tuck my shirt into my trousers? tuck something under something He tucked the bottom of the sheet under the mattress. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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 definition: to put into a small, close, or concealing place. See examples of TUCK used 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 something Should I tuck my shirt into my pants? tuck something under something He tucked the bottom of the sheet under the mattress. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. (transitive) to push or fold into a small confined space or concealed place or between two surfaces. to tuck a letter into an envelope. 2. (transitive) 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.
tuck something + adv./prep. to push, fold or turn the ends or edges of clothes, paper, etc. so that they are held in place or look neat. She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. The sheets should be tucked in neatly (= around the bed).
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.
to push a loose piece of clothing or material somewhere to make it tidy: Tuck your shirt in. I tucked the sheet under the mattress. tuck sth behind/under/in, etc. to put something in a small place so that it is safe and cannot move: I found an old letter tucked in the back of the book.
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.
