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How to pronounce “tuck”

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Pronunciation guide for tuck

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of tuck with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
How I found myself through musicta ta tuck-a tuck-a ta,
Definition summary
(transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). [From 14thc.]

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How to pronounce tuck

How I found myself through music

ta ta tuck-a tuck-a ta,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “tuck”

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). [From 14thc.]
  • (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden. [From 1580s.]
  • (intransitive, often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume. [From 1780s.]
  • (ergative) To fit neatly.
  • To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
  • To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
  • To full, as cloth.
  • (ambitransitive, LGBTQ) 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.
  • (music) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing piano keys that are outside the thumb (when playing scales).
  • (aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck.
  • [Noun]
  • An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. [From late 14thC.]
  • (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
  • A curled position.
  • (medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
  • (music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
  • (diving, gymnastics) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
  • (nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
  • (British and India, dated, school slang, uncountable) Food, especially snack food.

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