I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
it was nip and tuck
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We made it to the airport, but it was nip and tuck .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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Grandmother's portrait had been there before but was tucked away now in an alcove in the dining-room.
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A handsome pin tucked away in the jewelry box on my dresser is testimony to this accomplishment.
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Tiny baskets of cherries are tucked away in the display, an idea popular in Victorian times.
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Oh yet, it was tucked away in a cupboard, and was immobile and almost unplayable!
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The stage is tucked away like a box in the wall.
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Foldaway slippers for the flight are tucked away in a holdall with disposable nappies and sick tablets.
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Cappellini's elegant showroom was tucked away in Via Statuto.
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It's tucked away in the woods behind the hills.
in
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Robyn sat on the floor by the fire, with her plate on her lap, and tucked in .
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I wondered if there might be a pickled heart tucked in among all the livers, kidneys, and spleens.
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The campaign, spearheaded by a trendy rap video, is to persuade the other five million to tuck in alongside them.
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You know, like acrobats do, head tucked in and roll over.
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We were tucking in to our makeshift breakfast when there came a cry from the adjoining cubicle.
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Tilt the pelvis to keep your tummy and bottom tucked in .
safely
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Your fish are safely tucked up at home - but then you see the fish of your dreams on some foreign shore.
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They're all safely tucked up in Hackney.
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But when you know that she's safely tucked up in bed, you come out with a towel around you.
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He swills it down at times; of course, on the quiet, after Great-gran's safely tucked up in bed.
up
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They're all safely tucked up in Hackney.
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Fluorescent lighting was now tucked up against the high ceilings, throwing down illumination too diffuse to satisfy.
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John is tucked up at home: they want to talk about him.
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In came a man whose robe was tucked up in his belt and who held his sandals in his hand.
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Every time she was about to put a foot on the floor she suddenly found herself tucked up under the bedclothes again.
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She sets the telephone close, she tucks up the covers.
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He could see it now, tucked up in a cassette case.
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At about midnight when all the children were tucked up in bed we visited the Grotto.
■ NOUN
arm
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Several magazines were tucked under her arm .
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She tucked one arm inside the life vest, steering with the other.
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As the skaters skated, they sometimes tucked one arm into the small of their backs.
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He grabbed a full bottle of wine out of a silver cooler and tucked it under his arm .
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Leaving the hotel, Edward tucked her arm through his and held her close as they walked briskly along the cliff path.
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Used to tuck it under her arm .
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When he held it out Ordai took it one-handed, folding it awkwardly before tucking it under his arm .
bed
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Now jump into bed so I can tuck you in.
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The bed was tucked modestly into a corner of the room.
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The bed , tucked in under the corner where the roof sloped down, looked small and safe.
chin
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A comprehensive white linen napkin was tucked under his chin .
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Kathy tucked her chin into the life vest, closed her eyes.
hair
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As she tucked in her hair and observed herself critically in the mirror she sang a song.
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He tucks my hair behind my ears and kisses me, lightly, on the cheek.
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She had tucked her hair behind her ears and she looked like an orphaned boy.
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Mr Prager was tucking her hair up under the edges of the hat.
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She smiled into the old mirror and tucked a strand of hair into the loose bun that she wore.
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Marge sat down on the window seat, and tucked her hair into the bandanna.
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She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
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Wear the hats, and tuck your hair in all round.
hand
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Kim shakes my hand and tucks her briefcase behind the door.
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She was standing on tiptoe with her hands tucked into the folds of her white jellaba.
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Steven opened the newspaper with one hand while he tucked into the beef stew with the other.
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A few minutes later she pulled back her hands and tucked them between her legs.
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Next to Whalen, Bill Stultz stood silently, one hand tucked in his pants pocket.
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A covey of teenage girls strolled by, their hands tucked into their back pockets.
head
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You know, like acrobats do, head tucked in and roll over.
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She stood there with her head tucked against her left shoulder, one hand raised in blank surprise.
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She stopped briefly, pulled her sash free and put it over her head , tucking her hair under it.
leg
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Wilson instinctively tucked her own swollen legs more securely under her gown and covered her enormous belly protectively with her arms.
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A few minutes later she pulled back her hands and tucked them between her legs .
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He then tucked the legs under her body.
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She noticed him staring, shifted position, tucking her legs under so she seemed to move closer.
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Another showed her on top of a mantelpiece with Lord Byron's bust tucked cosily between her legs .
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She kept shifting around, tucking now one leg under her and now the other.
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There was a credit-card slip stapled to the receipt and I tucked both in my pocket for later inspection.
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A covey of teenage girls strolled by, their hands tucked into their back pockets .
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I tore off two of the plastic gloves and tucked them in a pocket .
shirt
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Stephen tucked in his shirt and did up his trousers with a smile.
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I put an arm around him and tucked his shirt into his pants.
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Stevens, tuck your shirt in!
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He gave the piece one last look before tucking it under his shirt .
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Simon, by contrast, is cool, any pre-opening anxieties tucked inside the Elvis shirt and beneath his baseball cap.
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Abstractedly he fastened buttons and tucked in his shirt .
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She tucked her ivory satin shirt tighter into the waistband of her fawn moleskin trousers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
nip and tuck
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The fourth quarter was nip and tuck, but the Bulls won 92-90.
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It was nip and tuck up to 7-7 before Best opened up a 12-9 lead.
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Rab won the first game; nip and tuck, not much in it; to lose the next.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He tucked the newspaper under his arm and walked on.
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It was starting to get cold, and she tucked her hands into the pockets of her jeans.
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The boys were tucked in bed, fast asleep.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A few minutes later she pulled back her hands and tucked them between her legs.
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Fluorescent lighting was now tucked up against the high ceilings, throwing down illumination too diffuse to satisfy.
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Gyggle steepled his freckled fingers and tucked them under a tier of the beard.
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Here and there a grey farmhouse or cottage was tucked into a hollow.
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Luch slept quietly on a pallet in the corner, her sore arm bandaged, her baby tucked safe beside her.
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The problem if you tuck for too many rows is that the needle just can not hold that many loops of yarn.
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We were tucking in to our makeshift breakfast when there came a cry from the adjoining cubicle.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bed
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To knit single bed tuck and slip stripes, the yarn goes in feeder 1 of the YC6 colour changer sinker plate.
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This is one of the oddities of double bed tuck .
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All needles on one bed tuck for one row, while all needles on the opposite bed knit in the same row.
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Next time, we shall be looking more closely at double bed tuck patterns and their variations.
stitch
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The first time I came across the problem I was knitting a tuck stitch sweater.
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You can also create a lovely effect by using tuck stitch with plating.
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Or you could try the simple tuck stitch pattern from the photographed card.
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Pattern No. 12-36 knitted as tuck stitch with the No. 3 switch on.
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It is possible to knit this stitch on Brother machines because there are two buttons for slip and tuck stitch.
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For a full needle tuck stitch garment then you can choose between a full needle rib or a 2x1 setting.
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It can be used for stocking stitch , tuck stitch or jacquard.
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There are some basic rules for tuck stitch .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Experiment with a range of tuck designs.
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Kirov the tailor put a last quick tuck in position and stepped back to appraise his workmanship.