tucks in English

noun

1

a flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration.

a dress with tucks along the bodice

synonyms: pleat, gather, fold, ruffle

2

food, typically cakes and candy, eaten by children at school as a snack.

a tuck shop

3

(in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc.) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest, often with the hands clasped around the shins.

If the hill isn't fast enough for you, you can even use a tuck position like a downhill ski racer!

verb

1

push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide them or hold them in place.

he tucked his shirt into his trousers

synonyms: push, insert, slip, fold, thrust, stuff, stick, cram

2

make a flattened, stitched fold in (a garment or material), typically so as to shorten or tighten it, or for decoration.

synonyms: pleat, gather, fold, ruffle

noun

pleat, gather, fold, ruffle
rapier

verb

push, pleat, hide, pucker, insert
push, insert, slip, fold, thrust, stuff, stick, cram
pleat, gather, fold, ruffle
hide, conceal, secrete, store, stow, stash
pucker, gather
insert

Use "tucks" in a sentence

1. He tucks me up and he tucks Radish up too, and he kisses both our noses which makes me giggle again.

2. If Lorenzo tucks me in.

3. Release the tucks on the neckline.

4. It tucks the warm air inside and keeps out the cold.

5. In the lower position the carriage knits, in the upper position it tucks or slips.

6. You've got tummy tucks and you've got this and you've got that.

7. The inner lining of the Bladder tucks into the folds and expands out to …

8. This dress has tucks, applique and embroidery across the bodice and above the hem.

9. He then tucks it under his brood pouch—a fold of skin on his lower abdomen.

10. Lustrous pleats and tucks trim the asymmetrical chiffon, cold shoulder cApelet of this stretch floor-length dress

11. When he finishes his supper, the boy tucks the lunch box back into a shopping bag and closes his eyes.

12. When designer Rei Kawakubo tucks pillows under blouses and shows her collection in utter silence, simple clothes become disconcerting theater.

13. How many tucks can any one needle accept without the whole thing piling up on the needles and jamming the carriages?

14. Seamstresses can also provide more complex Alterations such as adding tucks to shape a dress or bringing in the body of a shirt

15. Texas Armoring Corporation manufacture of armored cars,armored tucks, bulletproof vehicles,Armoured cars, swat trucks, and armored cash-in-transit vehicles for executive protection.

16. Coverlets are also not long enough for pillow tucks, so they are usually folded just below the pillows and fall halfway down the sides of the bed

17. As adjective Bombinating ‘her head had become a Bombinating vacuum’ More example sentences ‘Our dog has become good with horses; she tucks herself out of the way and lies down and doesn't bombinate around getting underfoot.’

18. As adjective Bombinating ‘her head had become a Bombinating vacuum’ More example sentences ‘Our dog has become good with horses; she tucks herself out of the way and lies down and doesn't bombinate around getting underfoot.’

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20. ‘Our dog has become good with horses; she tucks herself out of the way and lies down and doesn't Bombinate around getting underfoot.’ ‘It would help us to gauge the probability of finding life elsewhere instead of bombinating in a vacuum of data, caught between inevitability and uniqueness.’

21. What is an Abdominoplasty? Abdominoplasty often called a “tummy tuck,” is a very popular cosmetic surgery performed in the United States.Tummy tucks help flatten and sculpt the abdomen, shape the waistline, and improve the three-dimensional contour of the trunk by removing excess skin, thinning the fatty deposits, and tightening muscles.