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your shirt into your trousers. 2 to put (especially something flat) into a convenient narrow space for protection, safety etc: He had a book tucked under his arm. | Tuck that money into the top of your sock for safekeeping. 3 to place (especially a building) in a private and/or almost hidden place: Our house is tucked away among the trees. | The post office is tucked behind the grocery store. -> see also NIP AND TUCK
tuck sthg. <-> away phr v [T] infml 1 to store in a safe place: She's got a lot of money tucked away. 2 to eat (a lot of food)
tuck in phr v 1 [(to)] infml, especially BrE to eat eagerly: Come along, children, tuck in. | I was just tucking into my dinner when the phone rang. -> see also TUCK-IN 2 [T] AmE for TUCK UP
tuck sbdy. <-> up phr v [T(in)] to make (especially a child) comfortable in bed by pulling the sheets tight: He tucked the children up in bed and said goodnight.
tuck² n 1 [C] a narrow flat fold of material sewn into a garment for decoration or to give a special shape: Her new dress was a bit too big, so her mother took a tuck in it. 2 [U] BrE old-fash food, especially cakes, sweets etc, as eaten by schoolchildren
Tuck, Friar -> see FRIAR TUCK
tuck-er¹ /'tʌkə/ n [U] AustE & NZE infml food: He packed his lunch in his tucker bag. -> see also one's best bib and tucker (BIB)
tucker² v [T(OUT) usually pass.] infml, especially AmE to tire greatly: The children were tuckered out after the picnic.
tuck-in n [C usually sing.] BrE infml a big meal -> see also TUCK IN
tuck shop n BrE, old-fash a place in a school where sweets, drinks etc are sold to pupils
Tuc-son /'tu:sɒnll-su:n/ a city in South Arizona in the US surrounded by mountains. It is known as a RETIREMENT and health centre.
Tu-dor /'tju:də ll'tu:-/ adj 1 connected with the English royal family that ruled from 1485 to 1603: a new history of the Tudor period 2 built in the style typical of the Tudor period. Tudor buildings usually had HALF-TIMBERED walls, with the black wood of the frame showing in the white outer walls: a row of Tudor cottages -> see colour photo on page A40
Tudor, Henry HENRY VII
Tu-dors, the /'tju:dəzll'tu:dərz/ [plural] the members of the Tudor family: After the Tudors, James I came to the throne.
Tues-day /'tju:zdi ll'tu:z-/ written abbrev. Tue. or Tues. n [C, U] the day between Monday and Wednesday. In Britain, Tuesday is considered the second day of the week, and in the US it is considered the third day of the week: We moved in last Tuesday. | The results come out on Tuesday. | His birthday is on a Tuesday this year. | Tuesday morning/evening etc Let's go out for a meal Tuesday night. | on Tuesdays (=each Tuesday) I usually stay in on Tuesdays. | the Tuesday BrE (=the Tuesday of the particular week being mentioned) We went out on the Tuesday.
tuft /tʌft/ n [(of)] a bunch (of hair, feathers, grass etc) growing or held closely together at the base ---ed adj
tug¹ /tʌg/ v -gg- [(at);T] to pull hard with force or much effort: The small child tugged at her sleeve to try and get her attention. | We tugged the boat out of the water.
tug² n a sudden strong pull: He gave the rope a sharp/gentle tug to free it.
tug³ also tug-boat /'tʌgbəʊt/ n a small powerful boat used for pulling and/or guiding ships into a port, up a river etc
tug-of-'love n BrE infml (especially in newspapers) a situation in which a child's parent tries to get the child back from someone else who is looking after him/her, such as the child's other parent or an ADOPTIVE parent: 'Tug-of-love Mum in dramatic chase' (title of a newspaper story)
tug-of-'war n a test of strength in which two teams pull against each other on a rope, each trying to pull the other over the winning line
Tuil-eries, the /'twi:ləri/ a large public garden in central Paris, near the LOUVRE
tu-i-tion /tju:'ɪʃənlltu:-/ n [U] 1 fml instruction or teaching, especially of people in small groups: Students' grants cover their tuition fees. | He's having extra tuition in physics. 2 especially AmE the price of or payment for instruction: He's already paid a year's tuition.
tu-lip /'tju:lɪp ll'tu:-/ n a garden plant that grows from a BULB and has large colourful cup-shaped flowers, on top of tall stems in the spring. There is a well-known song called Tiptoe through the Tulips. -> see picture at FLOWER
Tull, Jeth-ro /tʌl, ɪ'dʒɛθrəʊ/ (1674-1741) a British farmer and inventor, who developed new methods of farming and invented a machine for putting seeds in the ground
tulle /tju:l ll'tu:l/ n [U] a thin soft silk or nylon netlike material used for making dresses, VEILS etc
Tul-sa /'tʌlsə/ a city in northeast Oklahoma in the US. It is an important centre of the US oil industry.
tum /tʌm/ n BrE infml stomach: I've lost another two inches from my tum. -> compare TUMMY
tum-ble¹ /'tʌmbəl/ v 1 [+adv/prep] to fall suddenly or helplessly; roll over or down quickly or violently: The little boy tripped and tumbled down the stairs. | (fig.) Stock market prices tumbled (=fell sharply) after rumours of a rise in interest rates. 2 [I(DOWN)] to fall to pieces; fall down; COLLAPSE: The hut we built is already tumbling down. -> see also TUMBLE-DOWN 3 [+adv/prep] to move or go in confusion or disorder: The children tumbled off the bus into the park. 4 [T+obj+adv/prep] to throw about in a confused mass 5 [I(to)] slang, especially BrE to understand suddenly; REALIZE: It was a long time before she tumbled (to what I meant). 6 [I] AmE to perform TUMBLING acts
tumble² n a fall, especially one from a height: He's taken a few nasty tumbles recently. -> see also ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE
tum-ble-down /'tʌmbəldaʊn/ adj [A] in a condition of near ruin: a tumbledown old house -> see also TUMBLE
'tumble-dryer, -drier n a heated container in which washed clothes are spun gently round and round to dry them —tumble-dry v [T]
tum-bler /'tʌmblə/ n 1 a flat-bottomed drinking glass with no handle or stem: a set of six tumblers -> see picture at GLASS 2 the part in a lock that must be turned by a key before the lock will open 3 a) old-fash for ACROBAT. b) AmE someone who practises tumbling
tum-ble-weed /'tʌmbəlwi:d/ n [U] a plant growing in the desert areas of N America which breaks off its root in autumn and is blown about by the wind
tum-bling /'tʌmblɪŋ/ n [U] AmE a sport similar to GYMNASTICS but with all exercises performed on a mat or floor, without equipment
tum-brel, -bril /'tʌmbrəl/ n a simple cart used for taking prisoners to the GUILLOTINE in the French Revolution
tu-mes-cent /tju:'mesəntlltu:-/ adj tech swollen or swelling —cence n [U]
tu-mid /'tju:mɪd ll'tu:-/ adj tech (of a part of the body) swollen —ity /tju:'mɪdɪti ll'tu:-/ n [U]
tum-my /'tʌmi/ n infml the stomach; used mainly by children: a tummy ache
'tummy tuck n infml an operation used in COSMETIC SURGERY to remove unwanted fat and loose skin from the stomach
tu-mour BrE || -mor AmE /'tju:mə ll'tu:-/ n a mass of diseased cells in the body which have divided and increased too quickly, causing swelling and illness: a brain tumour | a benign/malignant tumour -> compare GROWTH
Tums /tʌmz/ trademark a type of ANTACID (=medicine for the stomach), sold in the US and UK in small coloured TABLETS
tu-mult /'tju:mʌlt ll'tu:-/ n [C,U] fml the confused noise and excitement of a big crowd, fighting etc; state of confusion and excitement; UPROAR: His announcement was drowned in the tumult.
tu-mul-tu-ous /tju:'mʌltʃuəslltu:-/ adj very noisy and disorderly; full of tumult: a tumultuous welcome | tumultuous applause —ly adv
tu-mu-lus /'tju:mjʊləs ll'tu:-/ also barrow n pl. -luses or -li /laɪ/ a large pile of earth put over a grave by people in very ancient times
tu-na /'tju:nə ll'tu:nə/ n pl. tuna or tunas 1 [C] also tunny BrE — a large sea fish caught for food 2 [U] also 'tuna fish — the flesh of this fish, usually sold ready cooked in tins