Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Treated, affected, or arranged in any manner noted by the verb tuck.
- Hung high in the stock, so that the top is above the pivots or gudgeons: noting large bells.
- Contracted; narrow: as, a tucked-up room.
- Cramped.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tuck .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having tucked or being tucked
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Examples
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I traded with someone ages ago for it and just now on my second ball found the label tucked inside.
looking for Mountain Colors yarn to trade or purchase ambermoggie 2006
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I traded with someone ages ago for it and just now on my second ball found the label tucked inside.
Archive 2006-11-01 ambermoggie 2006
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Lior Strahilevitz’s research in the law of property, and specifically, the right to destroy, led to his discovery that the long-recognized right of property owners to destroy what they own appears to have been erased from the definition of the term tucked away on page 1,130 of the latest edition of the authoritative Black’s Law Dictionary.
saru-san Diary Entry saru-san 2004
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Darryl James for The Wall Street Journal A small garbage bin tucked inside a larger recycling container under a desk at the University of Washington.
Memo to All Staff: Dump Your Trash Sudeep Reddy 2010
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It's the nexus of the furniture-design world as well, and unique treasures — from midcentury to finds from the Memphis movement — can be discovered in tucked-away lofts and warehouses, particularly along Via Tortona.
The Comfort of Strangers Leah Chernikoff 2010
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Could be beyond comedy … and all the Feds would have to do to send them home, tails tucked, is threaten to cut off, say, Social Security to the rebellious state.
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Other photos show him straddling a motorcycle parked on the sand and running through waves with the pigskin tucked under his arm.
TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS FOR OCTOBER 9TH, 2009 | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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She keeps her chin tucked into the folds of her scarf and her eyes fixed on the pavement a few steps ahead of her.
New Doctor/Rose Ficlet: STRAWBERRIES rabid1st 2009
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Quith lifted his shirt to reveal two bottles of Johnny Walker Red Label tucked into the waist of his oversized pants.
The 11th Arrondissement Judith Ossello 2011
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He pointed to a bin tucked into the corner of a building near by.
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