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Definition of "tuck" []

  • To make one or more folds in: tucked the pleats before sewing the hem. (verb-transitive)
  • To gather up and fold, thrust, or turn in so as to secure or confine: She tucked her scarf into her blouse. (verb-transitive)
  • To put in a snug spot. (verb-transitive)
  • To put in an out-of-the-way, snug place: a cabin that was tucked among the pines. (verb-transitive)
  • To store in a safe spot; save: tuck away a bit of lace; tuck away millions. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tuck" in a sentence
  • "I is wifout egemency supplies, but here is mah garden trowel. *scoop scoop scoop, tuck tuck tuck* I hopes u don mine a liddel potting soil in wif ur braynes, Maus."
  • "But "tuck -- _tuck_!" chirped the sparrows, at the little maiden's side;"
  • "It continued to make what it calls tuck-in investments -- small acquisitions that would not dilute the culture of the company."