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tuck

2 noun
     
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1 [countable]DCC a narrow flat fold of cloth sewn into a piece of clothing for decoration or to give it a special shape
2 [countable]MH a small medical operation done to make your face or stomach look flatter and younger:
a tummy tuck
3 [uncountable] British English old-fashioned cakes, sweets etc - used especially by schoolchildren:
the school tuck shop
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