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- [tuhk]
- /tʌk/
- /tʌk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuhk]
- /tʌk/
Definitions of tuck word
- verb with object tuck to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet. 1
- verb with object tuck to thrust in the loose end or edge of (a garment, covering, etc.) so as to hold closely in place (usually followed by in, up, under, etc.): Tuck in your blouse. Tuck the edge of the sheet under the mattress. 1
- verb with object tuck to cover snugly in or as if in this manner: She tucked the children into bed. 1
- verb with object tuck to pull up into a fold or folds; draw up into a folded arrangement (usually followed by in, up, etc.): to tuck up one's skirts; to tuck one's knees under one's chin. 1
- verb with object tuck Needlework. to sew tucks in. 1
- verb with object tuck to pass (a strand) above or below another one. 1
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Origin of tuck
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English t(o)uken to stretch (cloth), torment, Old English tūcian to torment; akin to Middle Low German tucken to tug, German zucken to jerk. See tow1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tuck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tuck popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tuck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tuck
verb tuck
- astringe — to contract or become contracted
- astringed — to compress; bind together; constrict.
- constrict — If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.
- corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- crisped — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
noun tuck
- birr — to make or cause to make a whirring sound
- cookery — Cookery is the activity of preparing and cooking food.
- crow's-foot — a wrinkle at the outer corner of the eye
- crowfoot — any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. sceleratus and R. aquatilis (water crowfoot) that have yellow or white flowers and divided leaves resembling the foot of a crow
- eatables — edible.
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