untuck

American

[uhn-tuhk] / ʌnˈtʌk /

verb (used with object)

to release from or bring out of a tucked condition.

She untucked her legs.

untuck British

/ ʌnˈtʌk /

verb

to become or cause to become loose or not tucked in

to untuck the blankets

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Etymology

Origin of untuck

First recorded in 1605–15; un- ² + tuck ¹

Example Sentences

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But Roberts, FDU’s lightning-quick 5-foot-8 guard, misfired on a layup, and the graduate student who followed Anderson to FDU from a Division II school began to untuck his jersey knowing his tournament was over.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023

Carlson can now officially untuck, because Mars Wrigley has dismissed its generally beloved CGI spheres for a new human spokesperson, the as-yet controversy-free, former "Seventh Generation" pitchperson Maya Rudolph.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2023

And now I'm going to go untuck and sketch up a storm!

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2012

"I confess I can't see why Tucker, when it is supposed to untuck the creases of us," he observed.

From On the Firing Line by Fuller, Hamilton Brock

He sprang to his feet with one vast and comprehensive untuck.

From A Woman's Will by Caliga, I. H. (Isaac Henry)

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