"tuck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tʌk/ Audio: en-us-tuck.ogg [US] Forms: tucks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: From Middle English tuken, touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), from Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”) and Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *teuh-, *teug- (“to draw, pull”) (compare also *tukkōną), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Akin to Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), zuchôn (“to jerk”), German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”). Doublet of touch. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dewk-}}, {{inh|en|enm|tuken}} Middle English tuken, {{m|enm|touken|t=to torment, to stretch (cloth)}} touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), {{inh|en|ang|tūcian|t=to torment, vex}} Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”), {{der|en|dum|tucken|t=to tuck}} Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*teuh-}} Proto-Germanic *teuh-, {{m|gem-pro|*teug-|t=to draw, pull}} *teug- (“to draw, pull”), {{m|gem-pro|*tukkōną}} *tukkōną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*dewk-|t=to pull}} Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”), {{cog|goh|zucchen|t=to snatch, tug}} Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), {{m|goh|zuchôn|t=to jerk}} zuchôn (“to jerk”), {{cog|nds-de|tuken|t=to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards}} German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), {{cog|ang|tēon|t=to draw, pull, train}} Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”), {{doublet|en|touch}} Doublet of touch Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuck (plural tucks)
  1. An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. Translations (act of tucking): подгъване (podgǎvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), vekkaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-UrlG~65R Disambiguation of 'act of tucking': 77 5 1 2 9 1 4
  2. (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece. Categories (topical): Sewing Translations (sewing: fold stitched from end to end): подгъв (podgǎv) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sacsó [masculine] (Catalan), sisäänveto (Finnish), laskos (Finnish), whakahoi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-kyVRL2JX Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles Disambiguation of 'sewing: fold stitched from end to end': 14 66 2 6 4 2 7
  3. A curled position. Translations (curled position): muna-asento (note: in skiing) (Finnish) Translations (diving: curled position): група (grupa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), keräasento (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-ABwV9pSX Disambiguation of 'curled position': 1 1 68 0 4 24 1 Disambiguation of 'diving: curled position': 1 1 58 1 7 30 2
  4. (medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin. Categories (topical): Medicine, Surgery
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-AD4wdO81 Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  5. (music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-HEy~ljXW Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  6. (diving) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body. Categories (topical): Diving
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-s2HwjHvk Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. (nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-l-sEIkUO Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: French tuck, tuck-in, tuck-out, tuck pointing, tuck up, tummy tuck Related terms: tucker
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tʌk/ Audio: en-us-tuck.ogg [US] Forms: tucks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: From Old French estoc (“rapier”), from Italian stocco (“a truncheon, a short sword”). Doublet of estoc. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fro|estoc||rapier}} Old French estoc (“rapier”), {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|it|stocco||a truncheon, a short sword}} Italian stocco (“a truncheon, a short sword”), {{doublet|en|estoc}} Doublet of estoc Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuck (plural tucks)
  1. (archaic) A rapier, a sword. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-jzYyVd7C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /tʌk/ Audio: en-us-tuck.ogg [US] Forms: tucks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: Compare tocsin. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tocsin}} tocsin Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuck (plural tucks)
  1. The beat of a drum.
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-Xyf63cIe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /tʌk/ Audio: en-us-tuck.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: Old Occitan tuc (“uncooked”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|pro|tuc||uncooked}} Old Occitan tuc (“uncooked”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tuck (uncountable)
  1. (Britain, dated, school slang, India) Food, especially snack food. Tags: Britain, India, dated, uncountable Derived forms: tuck shop, tuck box, tucker
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-noun-s00rhvGe Categories (other): British English, Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tuck in
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /tʌk/ Audio: en-us-tuck.ogg [US] Forms: tucks [present, singular, third-person], tucking [participle, present], tucked [participle, past], tucked [past]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: From Middle English tuken, touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), from Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”) and Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *teuh-, *teug- (“to draw, pull”) (compare also *tukkōną), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Akin to Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), zuchôn (“to jerk”), German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”). Doublet of touch. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dewk-}}, {{inh|en|enm|tuken}} Middle English tuken, {{m|enm|touken|t=to torment, to stretch (cloth)}} touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), {{inh|en|ang|tūcian|t=to torment, vex}} Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”), {{der|en|dum|tucken|t=to tuck}} Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*teuh-}} Proto-Germanic *teuh-, {{m|gem-pro|*teug-|t=to draw, pull}} *teug- (“to draw, pull”), {{m|gem-pro|*tukkōną}} *tukkōną, {{der|en|ine-pro|*dewk-|t=to pull}} Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”), {{cog|goh|zucchen|t=to snatch, tug}} Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), {{m|goh|zuchôn|t=to jerk}} zuchôn (“to jerk”), {{cog|nds-de|tuken|t=to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards}} German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), {{cog|ang|tēon|t=to draw, pull, train}} Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”), {{doublet|en|touch}} Doublet of touch Head templates: {{en-verb}} tuck (third-person singular simple present tucks, present participle tucking, simple past and past participle tucked)
  1. (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-LGJr7O2X
  2. (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden. Tags: transitive Translations (place somewhere safe or hidden): скривам (skrivam) (Bulgarian), смотавам (smotavam) (Bulgarian), piilottaa (Finnish), laittaa (Finnish), pistää (Finnish), dug (Hungarian), bedug (Hungarian), ripiegare (Italian), infilare (Italian), koroheihei (Maori), засо́вывать (zasóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), засу́нуть (zasúnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), resguardar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-zCAqDSZH Disambiguation of 'place somewhere safe or hidden': 5 69 2 2 4 3 0 4 3 7
  3. (intransitive, often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume. Tags: intransitive, often, with "in" or "into"
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-JPkfDyWW
  4. (ergative) To fit neatly. Tags: ergative Translations (fit neatly): istua (Finnish), sopia (Finnish), sovittaa (Finnish), incastrare (Italian), incastrarsi (Italian), adattarsi (Italian), encajar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-Xr7xQ1eS Disambiguation of 'fit neatly': 1 1 0 96 2 0 0 0 1 0
  5. To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs. Translations (curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs): mennä kerälle (Finnish), rannicchiarsi (Italian)
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-djc9nAsq Disambiguation of "curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs": 4 5 1 1 79 2 0 2 2 3
  6. To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in. Translations (sew folds): поръбвам (porǎbvam) (Bulgarian), (Chinese Mandarin), ommella käänteitä (Finnish), pieghettare (Italian), whakahoi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-P8UAweiN Disambiguation of 'sew folds': 5 2 2 0 4 70 0 5 3 9
  7. To full, as cloth.
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-bFp~0aJQ
  8. (LGBT, of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape. Tags: of a drag queen, usually Categories (topical): LGBT Translations (conceal one's penis): tucker (French), aquendar (Portuguese), trucarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-a77HJSId Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality Disambiguation of "conceal one's penis": 6 5 3 0 22 5 0 47 3 9
  9. (when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-S6zPwKBJ
  10. (aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Mach tuck Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-tuck-en-verb-ECcmHykk Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mach tuck, nip and tuck, tuck away, tuck into, tuck out, tuckup, tuck in Translations (push the end of fabric out of sight): подгъвам (podgǎvam) (Bulgarian), laittaa (Finnish), rentrer (French), ჩატანიება (čaṭanieba) (Georgian), tűr (Hungarian), betűr (Hungarian), rimboccare (Italian), ripiegare (Italian), hume (Maori), koroheihei (Maori), подвора́чивать (podvoráčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подверну́ть (podvernútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), засу́чивать (zasúčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), засучи́ть (zasučítʹ) (note: esp. sleeves) [perfective] (Russian), trus (Scottish Gaelic), hacer dobladillo (Spanish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'push the end of fabric out of sight': 25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Tuck in your shirt.  I tucked in the sheet.  He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.",
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          "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
          "word": "ripiegare"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
          "word": "infilare"
        },
        {
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
          "word": "koroheihei"
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        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zasóvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "засо́вывать"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zasúnutʹ",
          "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
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          "word": "засу́нуть"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
          "word": "resguardar"
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        "To fit neatly."
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        "(ergative) To fit neatly."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 96 2 0 0 0 1 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "fit neatly",
          "word": "istua"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "fit neatly",
          "word": "sopia"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "fit neatly",
          "word": "sovittaa"
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        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "fit neatly",
          "word": "incastrare"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "fit neatly",
          "word": "incastrarsi"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "fit neatly",
          "word": "adattarsi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 96 2 0 0 0 1 0",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "fit neatly",
          "word": "encajar"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs."
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        [
          "curl",
          "curl"
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        [
          "legs",
          "legs"
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      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 1 1 79 2 0 2 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs",
          "word": "mennä kerälle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 1 1 79 2 0 2 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs",
          "word": "rannicchiarsi"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "to tuck a dress",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in."
      ],
      "id": "en-tuck-en-verb-P8UAweiN",
      "links": [
        [
          "sew",
          "sew"
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      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 2 2 0 4 70 0 5 3 9",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "porǎbvam",
          "sense": "sew folds",
          "word": "поръбвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 2 2 0 4 70 0 5 3 9",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "sew folds",
          "word": "掖"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 2 2 0 4 70 0 5 3 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "sew folds",
          "word": "ommella käänteitä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 2 2 0 4 70 0 5 3 9",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "sew folds",
          "word": "pieghettare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 2 2 0 4 70 0 5 3 9",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "sew folds",
          "word": "whakahoi"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To full, as cloth."
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        [
          "full",
          "full"
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      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "LGBT",
          "orig": "en:LGBT",
          "parents": [
            "Sexuality",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Sex",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Honey, have you tucked today? We don’t wanna see anything nasty down there.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape."
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        [
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          "LGBT"
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          "drag queen",
          "drag queen"
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        [
          "trans woman",
          "trans woman"
        ],
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ],
        [
          "testicle",
          "testicle"
        ],
        [
          "gaff",
          "gaff"
        ],
        [
          "adhesive",
          "adhesive"
        ],
        [
          "tape",
          "tape"
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      ],
      "qualifier": "trans woman",
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        "(LGBT, of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of a drag queen",
        "usually"
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        "LGBT",
        "lifestyle",
        "sexuality"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 3 0 22 5 0 47 3 9",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "conceal one's penis",
          "word": "tucker"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 3 0 22 5 0 47 3 9",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "conceal one's penis",
          "word": "aquendar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 5 3 0 22 5 0 47 3 9",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "conceal one's penis",
          "word": "trucarse"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb."
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        [
          "scale",
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          "piano keys",
          "piano keys"
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          "thumb"
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      "qualifier": "when playing scales on piano keys",
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        "(when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb."
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    {
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          "word": "Mach tuck"
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Aviation",
          "orig": "en:Aviation",
          "parents": [
            "Aeronautics",
            "Transport",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        {
          "text": "Never take a first-generation Learjet past Mach 0.82; it'll tuck hard nose-down and you won't be able to pull out from the dive.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ellipsis of Mach tuck."
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      "id": "en-tuck-en-verb-ECcmHykk",
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        [
          "aviation",
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          "Mach tuck",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck."
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      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis"
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      "topics": [
        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʌk/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌk"
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/85/En-us-tuck.ogg/En-us-tuck.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/En-us-tuck.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podgǎvam",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "подгъвам"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "laittaa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "rentrer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čaṭanieba",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "ჩატანიება"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "tűr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "betűr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "rimboccare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "ripiegare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "hume"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "koroheihei"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podvoráčivatʹ",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подвора́чивать"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podvernútʹ",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подверну́ть"
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zasúčivatʹ",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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      "word": "засу́чивать"
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "esp. sleeves",
      "roman": "zasučítʹ",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "засучи́ть"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "trus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "25 26 1 3 7 4 6 6 6 15",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "hacer dobladillo"
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}

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      "expansion": "zuchôn (“to jerk”)",
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        "2": "tēon",
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      "expansion": "Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”)",
      "name": "cog"
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          "_dis1": "77 5 1 2 9 1 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podgǎvane",
          "sense": "act of tucking",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "подгъване"
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          "sense": "act of tucking",
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        "(sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece."
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        "business",
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        "sewing",
        "textiles"
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          "_dis1": "14 66 2 6 4 2 7",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podgǎv",
          "sense": "sewing: fold stitched from end to end",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "подгъв"
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          "_dis1": "14 66 2 6 4 2 7",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "sewing: fold stitched from end to end",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sacsó"
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        {
          "_dis1": "14 66 2 6 4 2 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "sewing: fold stitched from end to end",
          "word": "sisäänveto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 66 2 6 4 2 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "sewing: fold stitched from end to end",
          "word": "laskos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "14 66 2 6 4 2 7",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "sewing: fold stitched from end to end",
          "word": "whakahoi"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "in skiing",
          "sense": "curled position",
          "word": "muna-asento"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 58 1 7 30 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "grupa",
          "sense": "diving: curled position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "група"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 58 1 7 30 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "diving: curled position",
          "word": "keräasento"
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          "orig": "en:Medicine",
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            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
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          "orig": "en:Surgery",
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            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
        }
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          "text": "tummy tuck"
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          "plastic surgery"
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      ],
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        "(medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin."
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        "medicine",
        "sciences",
        "surgery"
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    },
    {
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          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Music",
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          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
        }
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        "The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb."
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          "piano key"
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          "thumb"
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        [
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          "eat"
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        "often",
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    {
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        {
          "text": "The sofa tucks nicely into that corner.  Kenwood House is tucked into a corner of Hampstead Heath.",
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        "To fit neatly."
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          "fit"
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      ],
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        "(ergative) To fit neatly."
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    {
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        {
          "text": "The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment.",
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          "curl"
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          "legs",
          "legs"
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          "text": "to tuck a dress",
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        "To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in."
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          "sew"
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        "To full, as cloth."
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          "full"
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        "en:LGBT"
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        {
          "text": "Honey, have you tucked today? We don’t wanna see anything nasty down there.",
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        [
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          "trans woman"
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        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
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        [
          "testicle",
          "testicle"
        ],
        [
          "gaff",
          "gaff"
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        [
          "adhesive",
          "adhesive"
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        [
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          "tape"
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      ],
      "qualifier": "trans woman",
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        "(LGBT, of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape."
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        "usually"
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        "LGBT",
        "lifestyle",
        "sexuality"
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          "scale"
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        [
          "piano keys",
          "piano keys"
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        [
          "thumb",
          "thumb"
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      ],
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        "(when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb."
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    {
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Aviation"
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        {
          "text": "Never take a first-generation Learjet past Mach 0.82; it'll tuck hard nose-down and you won't be able to pull out from the dive.",
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        "Ellipsis of Mach tuck."
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          "aviation"
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        "(aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck."
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        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podgǎvam",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "подгъвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "laittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "rentrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čaṭanieba",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "ჩატანიება"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "tűr"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "betűr"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "rimboccare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "ripiegare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "hume"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "koroheihei"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podvoráčivatʹ",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подвора́чивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podvernútʹ",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подверну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zasúčivatʹ",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "засу́чивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "esp. sleeves",
      "roman": "zasučítʹ",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "засучи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "trus"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "push the end of fabric out of sight",
      "word": "hacer dobladillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "skrivam",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "скривам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smotavam",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "смотавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "piilottaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "laittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "pistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "dug"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "bedug"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "ripiegare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "infilare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "koroheihei"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zasóvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "засо́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zasúnutʹ",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "засу́нуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "place somewhere safe or hidden",
      "word": "resguardar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fit neatly",
      "word": "istua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fit neatly",
      "word": "sopia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fit neatly",
      "word": "sovittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "fit neatly",
      "word": "incastrare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fit neatly",
      "word": "incastrarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fit neatly",
      "word": "adattarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "fit neatly",
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      "sense": "curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs",
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "sew folds",
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        "textiles"
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        "surgery"
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        "lifestyle",
        "music"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "keräasento"
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      "word": "tuck shop"
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        "Indian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Food, especially snack food."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "school slang",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Britain, dated, school slang, India) Food, especially snack food."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Britain",
        "India",
        "dated",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tʌk/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌk"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tuck.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/85/En-us-tuck.ogg/En-us-tuck.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/En-us-tuck.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tuck"
}

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