Definizione monolingua

tuck

tuck (third-person singular simple present tucks, present participle tucking, simple past and past participle tucked)

1. (transitive) To push the end (or ends) of a fabric-based item out of sight - as in ""tuck in your shirt"" or ""I tucked in the sheet"".
2. (transitive) To place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden

   He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.

3. (ergative) To fit neatly.

   The sofa tucks nicely into that corner.

   Kenwood House is tucked into a corner of Hampstead Heath.

4. To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold ones legs.

   The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment.

5. To sew folds.
6. (of a drag queen) To conceal ones genitals, especially by fastening them down with adhesive tape.

   Honey, have you tucked today? We dont wanna see anything nasty down there.

tuck (plural tucks)

1. A curled position.
2. (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stiched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
3. A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
4. (slang) snack food. Derived from the expression ""to tuck in to ones food"" meaning ""to eat up"", ""to guzzle"".

Definizione dizionario tuck

mettere

piega

piegare

rimboccare

ripiegare

Altri significati:

To sew folds.

(slang) snack food. Derived from the expression "to tuck in to one's food" meaning "to eat up

(transitive) To place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden

(ergative) To fit neatly.

tuck (e.g. sleeves)

To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.

(transitive) To push the end (or ends) of a fabric-based item out of sight - '''as in "tuck in your shirt" or "I tucked in the sheet"''' .

(sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stiched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.

(of a drag queen) To conceal one's genitals, especially by fastening them down with adhesive tape.

A curled position.

A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.