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Word: tuck
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A curled position.
- A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
- 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.
- slang snack food. Derived from the expression "to tuck in to one's food" meaning "to eat up", "to guzzle".
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Verb:
- ergative To fit neatly.
- To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
- To sew folds.
- transitive To place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden
- 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"''.
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