tuck
21tuck — tuck1 [tʌk] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: tuck to stretch cloth over hooks, pull (13 19 centuries), from Old English tucian to treat badly, punish, criticize angrily ] 1.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to push something, especially the edge of a… …
22tuck — tuck1 [ tʌk ] verb transitive ** 1. ) tuck something behind/into/under something to put something in a particular place, especially in order to keep it safe or hidden: He had a newspaper tucked under his arm. She took off her glasses and tucked… …
23tuck — 1 verb 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to push the edge of a piece of cloth or paper into something so that it looks tidier or stays in place: tuck sth into/under: Nick was tucking his shirt into his trousers when she walked in. 2 (transitive… …
24tuck — dus·tuck; nan·tuck·et·er; nan·tuck·et; shat·tuck·ite; tuck; tuck·a·hoe; tuck·ing; un·tuck; ken·tuck; ken·tuck·i·an; tuck·er; tuck·et; …
25tuck — [[t]tʌ̱k[/t]] tucks, tucking, tucked 1) VERB If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat. [V n prep] He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers... [V ed] She found a rose tucked under… …
26tuck — I UK [tʌk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms tuck : present tense I/you/we/they tuck he/she/it tucks present participle tucking past tense tucked past participle tucked ** 1) a) to put something in a particular place, especially in order to keep… …
27tuck in — verb eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food My son tucked in a whole pizza • Syn: ↑tuck away, ↑put away • Hypernyms: ↑eat up, ↑finish, ↑polish off • …
28Tuck — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Tuck peut faire référence à : Tuck, le nom d une arme blanche Patronyme Edward Tuck (1842 1938), un homme d affaires américain. Il forma avec son… …
29tuck — I [[t]tʌk[/t]] v. t. 1) to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet; a house tucked away in the woods[/ex] 2) to thrust in the loose end or edge of so as to hold closely in place: Tuck in your blouse[/ex] 3)… …
30tuck — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in, up) a draw, fold, or turn the outer or end parts of (cloth or clothes etc.) close together so as to be held; thrust in the edge of (a thing) so as to confine it (tucked his shirt into his trousers; tucked the… …
