Untuck vs. Tuck

Untuckverb

(transitive) To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked.

‘As soon as work is over, I'm going to untuck this shirt and take off my shoes.’; ‘The cat will wake up in a tightly curled position, then untuck her head, and gradually her limbs, and then stretch.’;

Tuckverb

(transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).

Untuckverb

To remove that which is concealing one’s penis and testicles such as gaff or adhesive tape.

Tuckverb

(transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden.

‘Tuck in your shirt.’; ‘I tucked in the sheet.’; ‘He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.’;

Untuckverb

To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold.

Tuckverb

To eat; to consume.

Tuckverb

(ergative) To fit neatly.

‘The sofa tucks nicely into that corner.’; ‘Kenwood House is tucked into a corner of Hampstead Heath.’;

Tuckverb

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

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

Tuckverb

To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.

‘to tuck a dress’;

Tuckverb

To full, as cloth.

Tuckverb

To conceal one’s genitals, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.

‘Honey, have you tucked today? We don’t wanna see anything nasty down there.’;

Tuckverb

(when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.

Tucknoun

An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.

Tucknoun

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

Tucknoun

A curled position.

Tucknoun

A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.

Tucknoun

The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.

Tucknoun

(diving) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.

Tucknoun

(archaic) A rapier, a sword.

Tucknoun

The beat of a drum.

Tucknoun

Food, especially snack food.

Tucknoun

A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

‘He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length.’;

Tucknoun

The beat of a drum.

Tucknoun

A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.

Tucknoun

A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; - called also tuck-net.

Tucknoun

A pull; a lugging.

Tucknoun

The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

Tucknoun

Food; pastry; sweetmeats.

Tuckverb

To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves.

Tuckverb

To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.

Tuckverb

To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.

Tuckverb

To full, as cloth.

Tuckverb

To contract; to draw together.

Tucknoun

eatables (especially sweets)

Tucknoun

(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

Tucknoun

a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

Tucknoun

a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

Tuckverb

fit snugly into;

‘insert your ticket into the slot’; ‘tuck your shirtail in’;

Tuckverb

make a tuck or several folds in;

‘tuck the fabric’; ‘tuck in the sheet’;

Tuckverb

draw fabric together and sew it tightly