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Definition of tucking in English English dictionary

tucking in
Present participle of tuck in
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A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin
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To place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden

He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.

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A curled position
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snack food. Derived from the expression "to tuck in to one's food" meaning "to eat up", "to guzzle"
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To fit neatly

Kenwood House is tucked into a corner of Hampstead Heath.

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A fold in fabric that has been stiched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece
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To push the end (or ends) of a fabric-based item out of sight - as in "tuck in your shirt" or "I tucked in the sheet"
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To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs

The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment.

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To sew folds
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{n} a kind of long narrow sword, net, fold
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{v} to lie close, inclose, fold, draw, full
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a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest eatables (especially sweets) fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirtail in"
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A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait
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a compact, aerodynamic body position in which the back of the skier is essentially parallel to the surface of the skis
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A position where the knees are bent and drawn into the chest, with the upper body folded at the waist at angle of greater than 45° from the upper legs
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snack food. Derived from the expression "to tuck in food" meaning "to eat up", "to guzzle"
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to push in one material under another - as in "tuck in your shirt" or "I tucked in my shirt" etc"
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To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves
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To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress
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The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern
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A long, narrow sword; a rapier
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a position in which the knees and hips are bent and drawn into the chest; the body is folded at the waist
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The end portions of the top or bottom flaps of a folding paper box (carton) which are inserted inside the container to hold the end (top or bottom) flaps in place Various types of cuts and shapes of tuck ends have been developed to hold the flaps, the most common being a pair of notches at the fold which engage the side flaps and hold the end flaps in place
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The beat of a drum
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fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirtail in"
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a way to make a shirt have a fitted look by folding the back of the shirt in a specific way
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If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat. He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers She found a rose tucked under the windscreen wiper of her car one morning
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draw fabric together and sew it tightly
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a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
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to eat food
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a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; called also tuck-net
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{f} put into a small or narrow place, thrust into, push in the ends of, insert; draw up in folds, pleat
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to curl into a ball; to fold up and hold ones legs
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An aerodynamic position assumed in downhill skiing The skier basically squats above the skis, with the arms brought in tight against the body
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A pull; a lugging
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To contract; to draw together
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Food; pastry; sweetmeats
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(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
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To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket
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To full, as cloth
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eatables (especially sweets)
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Holding the knees tightly into the chest
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make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet
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make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"
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You can use tuck to refer to a form of plastic surgery which involves reducing the size of a part of someone's body. She'd undergone 13 operations, including a tummy tuck
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