- tuck under
- phr verbTuck under is used with these nouns as the object: ↑leg
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tuck under
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tuck — Alu (as in a dress); hu a (as in a dress or mat). To take a tuck, tuck in, ōmau, pelu. Tuck creaser, ho ailona alu. To tuck under, as a hen with chicks, pāpio. The dog tucked in his tail, pelu ka huelo o ka īlio … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Tuck — Tuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tucking}.] [OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug. See {Tug}.] 1. To draw up; to shorten; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuck — tuck1 [tuk] vt. [ME tuken < MDu tucken, to tuck & OE tucian, to ill treat, lit., to tug, akin to Ger zucken, to jerk: for IE base see TUG] 1. to pull up or gather up in a fold or folds; draw together so as to make shorter [to tuck up one s… … English World dictionary
tuck — ► VERB 1) push, fold, or turn under or between two surfaces. 2) draw (part of one s body) together into a small space. 3) (often tuck away) store in a secure or secret place. 4) (tuck in/up) settle (someone) in bed by pulling the edges of the… … English terms dictionary
Tuck — Tuck, n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait. [1913 Webster] 2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; called also {tuck net}. [1913 Webster] 3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See {Tug}. Life… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuck-net — Tuck Tuck, n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait. [1913 Webster] 2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; called also {tuck net}. [1913 Webster] 3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See {Tug}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tuck away — /under to kill or inter Describing natural or unnatural death, with imagery from bedtime: He was going to be quietly tucked away in earth at the frontier station after dark. (G. Greene, 1932) After me poor old man was tucked… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Tuck School of Business — Infobox University name = Tuck School of Business image size = 150px established = January 19, 1900cite web | url = http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/about/history/timeline.html | title = About Tuck: Tuck History Timeline | accessdate = 2007 11 08 |… … Wikipedia
tuck — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tuck — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
