TUCKED UP


Meaning of TUCKED UP in English

adjective

Etymology: from past participle of tuck up, v.

1. : drawn in or up : contracted ; especially : having the flanks drawn in and the abdomen small either as a normal feature (as in greyhounds and some rabbits) or as an indication of ill health or poor condition (as in most domestic mammals)

2. Britain

a. : cramped, hampered

b. : exhausted

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