tucked
Because it is a word with a single syllable, tucked is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions oftucked
- To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden.
Example: "Tuck in your shirt. I tucked in the sheet. He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket."
- (often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume.
- To fit neatly.
Example: "The sofa tucks nicely into that corner. Kenwood House is tucked into a corner of Hampstead Heath."
- To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
Example: "The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment."
- To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
Example: "to tuck a dress"
- To full, as cloth.
- (of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
Example: "Honey, have you tucked today? We don’t wanna see anything nasty down there."
- (when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
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