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tuck

/tʌk/verb

उच्चारण टक

खोंसना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to push, fold or turn the ends of clothes, sheets so that they are held in place; to put something into a small space

    खोंसना

    • tuck in your shirt
    • Radhika tucked the end of the sheet under the mattress and smoothed the bed.

    Synonyms push insert fold stuff

→Phrasal verbs 3

tuck sth away

to put something into a safe place; to hide something

(किसी चीज़ को) सँभालकर रख देना, छिपा देना

  • She has some money tucked away for emergencies.
  • The village is tucked away in the hills.

tuck in / tuck into sth

(BrE, informal) to eat a lot of food with pleasure

(खाने पर) टूट पड़ना, मज़े से खाना

  • The food is ready, so tuck in!
  • The children tucked into the halwa.

tuck sb up

(BrE) to make somebody feel comfortable in bed by pulling the covers around them

(किसी को) चादर ओढ़ाकर आराम से सुला देना

  • She tucked the children up in bed.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

push insert fold stuff

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Tuck in (start eating with enjoyment; push the edge of a shirt inside trousers), tuck away (hide or store).

Phrasal verbs: tuck in (मज़े से खाना शुरू करना; कमीज़ अंदर करना), tuck away (छिपाना या रखना)।