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tuck British & World English

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

tuck-point British & World English

point (brickwork) with coloured mortar so as to have a narrow groove which is filled with fine white lime putty allowed to project slightly

tummy tuck British & World English

a surgical operation to remove excess flesh from the abdomen, for cosmetic purposes

nip and tuck British & World English

neck and neck; closely contested

tuck something away in tuck British & World English

store something in a secure place

be tucked away in tuck British & World English

be located in an inconspicuous or concealed place

tuck someone in/up in tuck British & World English

make someone, especially a child, comfortable in bed by pulling the edges of the bedclothes firmly under the mattress

pintuck British & World English

a very narrow ornamental tuck in a garment

tuck position in tuck British & World English

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

tuck English-German

stecken

tuck English-Italian

piega f

tuck1 English-Spanish

jareta, alforza

tuck ˈin English-German

hineinstecken

tuck ˈup English-German

hochkrempeln

tuck in English-Italian

rimboccare

tuck up English-Italian

rimboccarsi

tuck in English-Spanish

ponerse* a comer, atacar*

tuck up English-Spanish

to tuck sb up (in bed)

tuck away English-Italian

mettere al sicuro

tuck into English-Italian

mangiare di gusto

tuck somebody in in tuck English-Italian

rimboccare le coperte a qualcuno

tuck your shirt in in tuck2 English-Spanish

métete la camisa por dentro (de los pantalones)

tuck somebody into bed in tuck English-Italian

rimboccare le coperte a qualcuno

to tuck sb up (in bed) in tuck2 English-Spanish

arropar a algn (en la cama)

to tuck one's shirt into one's trousers in tuck English-French

rentrer sa chemise dans son pantalon