Definition: 1. To push, fold or turn the ends or edges of clothes, paper, etc. 2. 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.
