| VERB | contact | tuck, insert | fit snugly into |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | tuck | make a tuck or several folds in | |
| contact | tuck, gather, pucker | draw together into folds or puckers | |
| NOUN | food | tuck | eatables (especially sweets / sweets) |
| attribute | tuck | (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest | |
| artifact | tuck | a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place | |
| artifact | tuck, rapier | a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges |
| Sounds | tah'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aeronautic ... Zanuck: 70 rhymes with ahk... | |
| Meaning | eatables (especially sweets / sweets). | |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals | Any substance that can be used as food |
| Spanish | golosinas | |
| Meaning | (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest. | |
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| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | position, posture, attitude | The arrangement of the body and its limbs |
| Meaning | A narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | dart | A tapered tuck made in dressmaking |
| Broader | pleat, plait | Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape |
| Spanish | alforza, jareta, lorza | |
| Catalan | plegó, sacsó | |
| Verbs | tuck | draw together into folds or puckers |
| Meaning | A straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges. | |
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| Synonym | rapier | |
| Broader | sword, blade, brand, steel | A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
| Spanish | espada, espada ropera, estoque | |
| Catalan | estoc | |
| Meaning | fit snugly into. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They tuck the books into the box | |
| Example | "tuck your shirttail in" | |
| Synonym | insert | |
| Broader | enclose, close in, inclose, shut in | Surround completely |
| Spanish | colar, insertar, meter | |
| Catalan | entaforar, ficar | |
| Meaning | make a tuck or several folds in. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Broader | fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
| Nouns | tucker | a sewer who tucks |
| Meaning | Draw together into folds or puckers. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | gather, pucker | |
| Broader | sew, run up, sew together, stitch | Fasten by sewing |
| Spanish | fruncir | |
| Nouns | tuck | a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place |
| tucker | a sewer who tucks | |
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