Meaning & use
untuck
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To pull something, especially a piece of clothing, out from a tucked-in position.
See it in a sentence
He untucked his shirt after the long meeting finally ended.
She untucked the blanket to check on the sleeping baby.
A note on using this word
A simple reversive formation from 'tuck,' commonly used with clothing and bedding.
Words with a similar meaning
loosenpull out
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Words with an opposite meaning
tuck in
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