untuck

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/ʌnˈtʌk/Ireland, Northern England/ʊnˈtʊk/

verb

To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked.

“As soon as work is over, I'm going to untuck this shirt and take off my shoes.”

Opposite
tuck
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Meanings

verbuntuck (third-person singular simple present untucks, present participle untucking, simple past and past participle untucked)

present singular third person untucks · participle present untucking · participle past untucked · past untucked

  1. transitiveTo remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked.

    As soon as work is over, I'm going to untuck this shirt and take off my shoes.

    1 more example

    The cat will wake up in a tightly curled position, then untuck her head, and gradually her limbs, and then stretch.

  2. usuallytrans womanTo remove that which is concealing one’s penis and testicles such as gaff or adhesive tape.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
tuck

Origin

From un- + tuck.

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Translations

French ressortir
  • ressortirremove from a hidden location
Portuguese desaquendar
  • desaquendarto remove that which is concealing one’s penis and testicles

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with untuck

truckluckchuckstuckstruckducktuckpuckpluckpotluckhuckamokyukgluckruckuckcluckshuckdrukbruckunstuckTkachukZuckgeoduck
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Cite this entry
APA

untuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untuck

MLA

“untuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untuck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untuck.

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