Thesaurus / tuck
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Pre-pandemic, Cassileth says business was good as patients had more disposable income, and were excited to do popular procedures like liposuction, breast implants, and tummy tucks.
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
I pick up the newspaper that had fallen under the seat, spread it over his legs, and tuck the ends underneath.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHISTALEXANDER BERKMAN
It is to guard against this that so many of his compatriots tuck their napkins in at their necks.
I jist seed squeamishin' parties lookin' fer sumpin' ter eat, an' I'se hyard dat dey tuck ever'thing dey comes 'crost.
Ive seen a lot of booze-fighters, and helped tuck some of them underground, but I never saw any rum hound just like this guy.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSON
I don't think you've grown much, Francie—and oh, by-the-bye, I believe there's a tuck that could be let down.'
ROBIN REDBREASTMARY LOUISA MOLESWORTH
I was paddling off, all in a sweat to tell on him; but when he says this, it seemed to kind of take the tuck all out of me.
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, COMPLETEMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)
He did not fare so badly either, for being plump and rosy he was allowed to personate the jolly Friar Tuck.
THE STORY OF THE BIG FRONT DOORMARY FINLEY LEONARD
Dat's so, suh, but I tuck notice dat you helt han's wid 'im a mighty long time.
A LITTLE UNION SCOUTJOEL CHANDLER HARRIS
WORDS RELATED TO TUCK
- aliment
- bite
- board
- bread
- cheer
- chow
- comestible
- cookery
- cooking
- cuisine
- diet
- drink
- eatable
- eats
- edible
- entrée
- esculent
- fare
- fast food
- feed
- fodder
- foodstuff
- goodies
- grit
- groceries
- grub
- handout
- home cooking
- keep
- larder
- meal
- meat
- menu
- mess
- moveable feast
- nourishment
- nurture
- nutriment
- nutrition
- pabulum
- provender
- provision
- ration
- refreshment
- slop
- snack
- store
- subsistence
- support
- sustenance
- table
- take out
- tuck
- viand
- victual
- vittles
- activity
- animation
- application
- ardor
- birr
- dash
- drive
- effectiveness
- efficacy
- efficiency
- endurance
- enterprise
- exertion
- fire
- force
- forcefulness
- fortitude
- get-up-and-go
- go
- hardihood
- initiative
- intensity
- juice
- life
- liveliness
- might
- moxie
- muscle
- operativeness
- pep
- pizzazz
- pluck
- potency
- power
- puissance
- punch
- spirit
- spontaneity
- sprightliness
- stamina
- steam
- strength
- toughness
- tuck
- vehemence
- verve
- vim
- virility
- vitality
- vivacity
- zeal
- zest
- zing
- zip
- élan
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