tuck : Idioms & Phrases
Nip and tuck
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noun plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
face lift; lift; rhytidectomy; rhytidoplasty; facelift; face lifting; cosmetic surgery.
- some actresses have more than one face lift
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adjective satellite inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition
neck and neck; head-to-head.
- as they approached the finish line they were neck and neck
- the election was a nip and tuck affair
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adverb even or close in a race or competition or comparison
neck and neck; head-to-head.
- the horses ran neck and neck
- he won nip and tuck
WordNet
- a phrase signifying equality in a contest. Low, U.S.
Webster 1913
tuck away
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verb eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
tuck away; put away.
- My son tucked in a whole pizza
WordNet
tuck box
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noun a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school)
WordNet
tuck in
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verb eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
tuck away; put away.
- My son tucked in a whole pizza
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tuck shop
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noun a candy store in Great Britain
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tuck-net
Tuck"-net` noun
Definitions
See Tuck , n., 2.
Webster 1913
tummy tuck
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noun cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
abdominoplasty.