tuck

Definition:
To push, fold or turn the ends or edges of clothes, paper, etc.
To put sth into a small space, especially to hide it or keep it safe or comfortable.

Use 'tuck' in a sentence:

• 1. My mother would tuck me in, turn out the lights and tiptoe out.
• 2. Tuck in, it's the last hot food you'll get for a while.
• 3. The shirt's ideal worn loose over leggings or tuck it in for a streamlined silhouette.
• 4. She'd undergone 13 operations, including a tummy tuck.
• 5. She tucked a blanket around his legs.
• 6. Stretch the top of your head toward the ceiling, and tuck your chin in slightly.
• 7. She tucked her hair under her cap.
• 8. Be sure to quickly bring your heels up to your rear in a tight tuck.
• 9. Using pliers, tuck the wire ends into the button.
• 10. To join the welting ends, tuck one end over the other and baste the overlap in place.
• 11. He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers.
• 12. Tuck the flap of the envelope in.
• 13. She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river.