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TUCK definition: 1. to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position…. Learn more.
1. a. : to push in the loose end of so as to hold tightly. tuck in your shirt. b. : to cover by tucking in bedclothes usually used with in. 2. : to put into a snug often concealing or isolating place. a cottage tucked away in the hill. 3. : eat usually used with away or in. tucked away a big lunch. 4. a. : to pull up into a fold. b.
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.
Tuck definition: to put into a small, close, or concealing place. See examples of TUCK used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of tuck verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 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.
Definition of tuck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Tuck Definition. To thrust the edges of (a sheet, napkin, shirt, etc.) under or in, in order to make secure. To sew a fold or folds in (a garment) To pull up or gather up in a fold or folds; draw together so as to make shorter. To tuck up one's skirt for wading.
