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Synonyms for tuck

9 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

pucker draw together insert

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Pucker

Other

draw together, insert, full

Noun

1. Grub — food, especially snack food

grub, food, provender

Other

Antonyms

untuck

All antonyms of tuck →

Definitions

v. 1
To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
n. 1
Food, especially snack food.

Related words

Word family: tucker
Phrases: nip and tuck tuck in tuck up tuck away tuck into tummy tuck tuck shop arm

Forms

Plural: tucks → grubs, foods, provenders, rapiers…
Past participle: tucked
e.g. tucked → puckered, gathered, inserted, fulled…

Example sentences

pucker "Mary's lemon pie will make you pucker up and implode," said Tom.
insert Insert the VHS tape into the slot, and press play.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
tuck		rising
pucker		rising
insert		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: full¹, food¹, grub¹
6 letters: gather², insert², rapier³, pucker²
9 letters: provender

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gather² = 2 syllables).