The meaning of TUCK is to push in the loose end of so as to hold tightly. How to use tuck in a sentence.

TUCK definition: 1. to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position…. Learn more.

TUCK meaning: 1. to push a loose end of a piece of clothing or material into a particular place or position…. Learn more.

If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat. He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers. American English : tuck / ˈtʌk /

To make one or more folds in: tucked the pleats before sewing the hem. 2. a. To put in an out-of-the-way, snug place: a cabin that was tucked among the pines. b. To store in a safe spot; save: tuck away a bit of lace; tuck away millions. 3. a. To draw in; …

tuck something + adv./prep. to push, fold or turn the ends or edges of clothes, paper, etc. so that they are held in place or look neat. She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. The sheets should be tucked in neatly (= around the bed). The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

To tuck is to fold, gather, or insert, like the way you tuck your sheets under your mattress when you make the bed in the morning or the way you tuck your lucky stuffed unicorn into your backpack on the day of a big test.