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Nouns (2)

tuck

n. a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

tuck

n. one of the three positions in which a dive can be performed : straight, piked and tuck

Verbs (6)

insert

v. fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in"

make a tuck in

v. make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"

gather, pucker

v. draw fabric together and sew it tightly

draw into a fold, pull up into a fold

v. draw fabric together and sew it tightly

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Fuzzynyms (18)

bend, fold, plication, crimp, crease, flexure

n. an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"

pucker

n. an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

suffuse, envelop

v. cause to spread

roll, wind, wrap, encircle, enlace

v. wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"

shirr, bake eggs

v. bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set; "shirr the eggs"

aggregate, combine

v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

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