English

Pronunciation
IPA: /t�k/
audio|en-us-tuck.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�k|-�k

Verb
en-verb

1. to push in one material under another - as in "tuck in your shirt" or "I tucked in my shirt" etc
2. to eat food
3. to curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.

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

Derived terms
tuck in
tuck into

Translations
French: petit pli, metre, fourrer
Spanish: meter
Telugu: ద�ప� (dOpu) (1), ������ (kukku), బ����� (bokku) (2)

Noun
en-noun

1. slang snack food. Derived from the expression "to tuck in food" meaning "to eat up", "to guzzle".
2. A curled position.

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• 2007-12-16 22:30 - WikiPedant - /* Derived terms */ + [[tuck into]]

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