tuck up en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
- (intransitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself in bed.
- (transitive) To push the fabric at the bottom of a garment into itself or under another garment (especially trousers, skirt, dress etc.)
- (transitive) To cheat, trick or scam (someone).
- (intransitive) To protect one's face by covering it with the gloves
- (intransitive) to bring one's legs and abdomen together while lying face-up on the floor; to perform a tuck-up
- (obsolete, slang, transitive) To execute by hanging.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tucking up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tucked up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tucked up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| tucks up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
string up · ketch · stretch · send to the scaffold · truss · tuck in · string up · scrag · Guy Fawkes · tuck in · tuck up · hang · forhang
Translations (3)
mi kōpeke (push the fabric at the bottom of a garment into itself or under another garment (especially trousers, skirt, dress etc) · ca arregussar (push the fabric at the bottom of a garment into itself or under another garment (especially trousers, skirt, dress etc) · mi koroheihei (push the fabric at the bottom of a garment into itself or under another garment (especially trousers, skirt, dress etc)