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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuck up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
tuck- up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.

Transitive verb

verb

To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself in bed.

Intransitive verb

verb

To push the fabric at the bottom of a garment into itself or under another garment (especially trousers, skirt, dress etc.)

Transitive verb

verb

To cheat, trick or scam (someone).

Transitive verb

verb

To protect one's face by covering it with the gloves

Intransitive verb

verb

to bring one's legs and abdomen together while lying face-up on the floor; to perform a tuck-up

Intransitive verb

verb

To execute by hanging.

Obsolete; Slang; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

tucks up (present, singular) tucking up (participle, present) tucked up (participle, past) tucked up (past)

Synonyms

tuck in string up forhang Guy Fawkes hang ketch send to the scaffold scrag stretch truss tuck up

Questions

What does tuck up mean?
To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.

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