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Tuck

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WordDefinition
gatherverbTo collect normally separate things.
puckernoun(ambitransitive) To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
insertverb(transitive) To put in between or into.

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puckernoun(ambitransitive) To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
insertverb(transitive) To put in between or into.
gatherverbTo collect normally separate things.
foldnoun(transitive) To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
tablenoun(countable) Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
plyverbA layer of material.
creasenounA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
jumpverb(intransitive) To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
targetnounA goal or objective.
kissnoun(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
meternounA device that measures things.
eenoun(chemistry) Enantiomeric excess.
nipnounTo catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
fall-backnounAlternative form of fallback. [An act of falling back.]
putverbTo physically place (something or someone somewhere).
fallbacknounA backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
kinknounPeculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste.
tummynoun(colloquial, often childish) The stomach or belly.
metanoun(by extension, countable, Internet slang) An informal but widely adopted practice in a given field; a de facto standard.
slipnoun(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

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