Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 35 compound words that contain tuck. The most common are listed below. Open tuck in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- tummy tuckAn abdominoplasty.
- nip and tuckSo evenly matched that the advantage shifts from one to the other, and the outcome is uncertain.
- tuck shopA shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.
- French tuckTucking in only the front of a shirt.
- Mach tuckA change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.
- tuck boxA hamper of food (such as confectionery) taken to boarding school by students.
- tuck pointingThe finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar.
- tuck shopsplural of tuck shop: A shop selling confectionery, especially one in or near a school.
- Friar TuckA fuck; sexual intercourse.
- tuck awayTo save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away.
- tuck upTo pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
- tuck-outA tuck-in; a hearty meal.
- tuck boxesplural of tuck box: A hamper of food (such as confectionery) taken to boarding school by students.
- tuck-insplural of tuck-in: To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
- tuck-outsplural of tuck-out: A tuck-in; a hearty meal.
- tuck shop armSynonym of bingo wings: Fatty, loose flaps of skin hanging from the upper arms.
- tuck shop armsplural of tuck shop arm: Fatty, loose flaps of skin hanging from the upper arms.
- tuck shop lady armSynonym of bingo wings: Fatty, loose flaps of skin hanging from the upper arms.
- tuck shop lady armsplural of tuck shop lady arm: Fatty, loose flaps of skin hanging from the upper arms.
Compound words 35
- tuckerTo tire out or exhaust a person or animal.
- puckA mischievous or hostile spirit.
- pintuckA very narrow tuck.
- untuckTo remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked.
- tuckableCapable of being tucked.
- retuckTo tuck again.
- tuckawayThat may be tucked away when not in use.
- ShattuckA surname.
- unstucksimple past and past participle of unstick
- TuckwellA surname from Old English.