tucking

Verb

tuck (third-person singular simple present tucks, present participle tucking, simple past and past participle tucked)

1. (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
2. (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden.
   • Tuck in your shirt. I tucked in the sheet. He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.
3. (intransitive, often) To eat; to consume.
4. (ergative) To fit neatly.
   • The sofa tucks nicely into that corner.
5. To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
   • The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment.
6. To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
   • to tuck a dress

See all 22 meanings of tuck