tuck up

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tuck up

verb tucks up · tucking up · tucked up

transitive To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
Similar: tuck in
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.)
Similar: tuck in
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.
Similar: string up, forhang, Guy Fawkes, hang, ketch, send to the scaffold, scrag, stretch, truss, tuck up

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@misc{tuck_up_2026,
  title = {tuck up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuck%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}