tuck
小费,小食,小袋,小袋装
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Definitions
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- : to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet.
- : to thrust in the loose end or edge of so as to hold closely in place: Tuck in your blouse. Tuck the edge of the sheet under the mattress.
- : to cover snugly in or as if in this manner: She tucked the children into bed.
- : to pull up into a fold or folds; draw up into a folded arrangement: to tuck up one's skirts; to tuck one's knees under one's chin.
- : Needlework. to sew tucks in.
- : to pass above or below another one.
- : Informal. to eat or drink: He tucked away a big meal.
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- : to draw together; contract; pucker.
- : Needlework. to make tucks.
- : to fit securely or snugly: a bed that tucks into the corner.
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- : something tucked or folded in.
- : Sewing. a fold, or one of a series of folds, made by doubling cloth upon itself and stitching parallel with the edge of the fold, used for decoration or for shortening or fitting a garment.
- : Diving, Gymnastics. a body position in which the head is lowered and the thighs held against the chest with the knees bent and the arms locked around the shins.Compare layout, pike.
- : Skiing. a crouch in which the ski poles are held close to the chest, extending back under the arms and parallel to the ground, as to maximize speed downhill.
- : Informal. a plastic surgery operation: a tummy tuck.
- : Nautical. the part of a vessel where the after ends of the outside planking or plating unite at the sternpost.
- : the operation of passing one strand above or below another.
- : British Slang. food.
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- : tuck into, to eat with gusto: We tucked into a roast beef dinner.
Phrases
- tuck away
- tuck in
- tuck into
- nip and tuck
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Even in the 1980s, Yurchenko attempted double tucks when she vaulted over stacked mats into the pit.
First flipSecond flipBiles said she chose to flip in a piked position, rather than a tuck, because it is easier for her to grab her legs.
First flip Second flip Biles said she chose to flip in a piked position, rather than a tuck, because it is easier for her to grab her legs.
Pre-pandemic, Cassileth says business was good as patients had more disposable income, and were excited to do popular procedures like liposuction, breast implants, and tummy tucks.
They saw the light years ago and now many do a healthy nip-and-tuck business, especially on noses.
In 1966 a man called Dick Tuck stood as a Democrat in the California Senate elections.
But did she really deserve all the nip-and-tuck hate-tweeting?
She will then, at a time of her choosing, tuck it, say, into my carry-on bag just before I leave on a research trip.
Romney is like the sheriff of Nottingham: all castle, no conviction; which makes Newt Gingrich the earthy Friar Tuck.
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
I pick up the newspaper that had fallen under the seat, spread it over his legs, and tuck the ends underneath.
It is to guard against this that so many of his compatriots tuck their napkins in at their necks.
Ive seen a lot of booze-fighters, and helped tuck some of them underground, but I never saw any rum hound just like this guy.
I don't think you've grown much, Francie—and oh, by-the-bye, I believe there's a tuck that could be let down.'