tuck
Secure beneath edges
Tuck means to fold, push, or gather something into a compact or concealed position.
You tuck a shirt into pants, tuck blankets around a child, tuck hair behind an ear.
To tuck in or tuck into food is to eat heartily.
A tuck is also a fold sewn into fabric to adjust fit, or in diving and gymnastics, a position with knees drawn to the chest.
A tummy tuck is cosmetic surgery to flatten the abdomen.
Line from folding
- pleatSewn fabric fold
- gatherBring or come together
- hemFolded garment edge
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
ruffle · shirring · smocking · origami · crimp · overlap · drape · cuff
Soft bed covering
lullaby · storytime · nightlight · sleepy · snuggle · quilt · bedspread · crib
Fix securely in position
Long battlefield spear
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- platformRaised flat structure
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
acrobatic · midair · rotation · compact · crouch · knees · chest · flip
crease
Line from folding
dart · ruffle · shirring · smocking · origami · crimp · overlap · drape · cuff · roll
blanket
Soft bed covering
pajamas · lullaby · storytime · nightlight · sleepy · snuggle · quilt · bedspread · crib · bunkbed
fasten
Fix securely in position
cinch · fix · insert · slot · stow · wedge · press · push · slip · stuff
pike
Long battlefield spear
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- platformRaised flat structure
gymnastics · acrobatic · midair · rotation · compact · crouch · knees · chest · flip · twist
liposuction
Surgical fat suctioning
- cosmeticSurface-level appearance enhancer
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- nipQuick, sharp pinch
lift · contour · sculpt · reshape · tighten · surgeon · clinic · recovery · incision · skin
feast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
munch · snack · gorge · indulge · scoff · nosh · pig out · chow · grub · seconds
- divingscuba, scuba diving, dive mask, dive helmet, diving bells
- gymnasticsgymnastics, balance beam, floor exercise, handstand, parallel bars
- body movementsflexion, bend, twist, standing, extension
- garment verbsdon, doff, dress, undress, wear
- stashstash, hoard, stockpile, cache, store
- circus artstrapeze, silks, aerial silks, lyra, flying trapeze
- tucked inMade cozy for sleep
- tucked awayConcealed in storage
- tuck awayConceal for later retrieval
- tuck inSecure covers around someone
- tucking inSecuring covers around someone
- nips and tucksMinor cosmetic surgeries
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