tuck
/tʌk/ verbTranslation
tuck sth into/behind/under, etc › to push a loose piece of clothing or material somewhere to make it tidy
sokmak; sokuşturmak
Tuck your shirt in. I tucked the sheet under the mattress.1636 tuck sth behind/under/in, etc › to put something in a small place so that it is safe and cannot move
tuck sth away phrasal verb sokmak, koymak, yerleştirmek
I found an old letter tucked in the back of the book.16361984 › to put something in a safe place
be tucked away phrasal verb saklamak, gizlemek, güvenilir bir yere koymak
Helen tucked the money away in her purse.1636 › to be in a place that is hidden, or in a place that few people go to
tuck in/tuck into sth phrasal verb UK informal sakla(n)mak; gizle(n)mek; gözlerden uzak yerde olmak/konulmak
He lives in a cottage tucked away in the Suffolk countryside.1636 › to start eating something, especially with enthusiasm
tuck sb in/up phrasal verb iştahla yemek/atıştırmak
I was just about to tuck into a huge bowl of pasta.846 › to make someone, especially a child, comfortable in bed by putting the covers around them
üstünü örtmek, yerleştirmek, yatırmak ve üstünü itina ile örtmek
566(Definition of tuck verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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