"tucking" meaning in English

See tucking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tuckings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tucking (plural tuckings)
  1. (sewing) A tuck. Categories (topical): Sewing
    Sense id: en-tucking-en-noun-QMz5akjt Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tucking
  1. present participle and gerund of tuck Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tuck
    Sense id: en-tucking-en-verb-DNTjewXI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tucking meaning in English (1.4kB)

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