tuck

  • 41tuck up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms tuck up : present tense I/you/we/they tuck up he/she/it tucks up present participle tucking up past tense tucked up past participle tucked up same as tuck in 1) She tucked Emily up in bed and switched off the… …

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  • 42tuck-in — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from tuck in, v. 1. chiefly Britain : a large meal : spread 2. : tuck II 6a 3 …

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  • 43tuck in — verb a) To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed. She tucked in her young son and turned out the light. b) To push the fabric at the bottom of a shirt under the pants. Tuck in, before the food goes cold …

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  • 44tuck — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Tuck is used after these nouns: ↑tummy {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, discreetly, neatly ▪ gently ▪ firmly …

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  • 45Tück — Tückm aufjneinenTückhaben=jmgrollen.Tuck,Tück=Hinterlist;Groll.1900ff …

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  • 46tuck up — PHRASAL VERB If you tuck a child up in bed, you tuck them in. [BRIT] [V n P] She tucked them up in bed... [V P n (not pron)] He mostly stayed at home tucking up the children... [V ed …

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  • 47Tuck — *1. Einem einen Tuck thun. (Elsass.) – Klein, II, 200. Einem einen hinterlistigen Streich spielen, ihm heimlich schaden. *2. Tuck hollen. (Mecklenburg.) Ausharren, bei der Stange bleiben …

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  • 48tuck — See: NIP AND TUCK …

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  • 49tuck in — {v. phr.} To place the covers carefully around the person (usually a child) in bed. * /When I was a child, my mother used to tuck me into bed every night./ …

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  • 50tuck — See: NIP AND TUCK …

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