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untuck

/ʌnˈtʌk/

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Ireland/ʊnˈtʊk/

untuck verb: to remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked.

untuck: A blue shirt hanging on a white wall
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Verb

untuck (third-person singular simple present untucks, present participle untucking, simple past and past participle untucked)

  1. (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.
  2. (usually, trans woman) To remove that which is concealing one’s penis and testicles such as gaff or adhesive tape.

Antonyms of untuck

Forms of untuck

third-person singular presentuntucks
present participleuntucking
past participleuntucked
pastuntucked

Origin of untuck

From un- + tuck.

Words that rhyme with untuck

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Questions about untuck

What does untuck mean?
Untuck means to remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked.
What part of speech is untuck?
Untuck is a verb.
How do you pronounce untuck?
Untuck is pronounced /ʌnˈtʌk/.
What is the past tense of untuck?
The past tense of untuck is untucked.

Words near untuck in the dictionary

  1. untrypsinised
  2. untrypsinized
  3. UNTSO
  4. untubbed
  5. untuberculate
  6. untuck
  7. untucked
  8. untuckered
  9. untucking
  10. untucks
  11. untufted

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