1 C1 neutral
To pull the tucked-in part of a garment (especially a shirt) out so that it hangs loose over a waistband.
"He tucked his shirt out as soon as he left the office."
separable
tuck out
C1 neutral separable transitive
To pull fabric (especially a shirt) out from a waistband so it hangs loose.
In plain English
To pull your shirt out of your trousers so it hangs freely.
What does "tuck out" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 idiomatic informal
(dialectal, informal) To exhaust or tire someone out completely — variant of 'tucker out'.
"That long hike really tucked me out."
separable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To move something that was tucked (folded in) back outward.
Actually means
To pull your shirt out of your trousers so it hangs freely.
Usage tip
Relatively rare; most speakers say 'untuck' instead. Heard in casual conversation but seldom written. Some speakers also use it dialectally to mean 'tire out', overlapping with 'tucker out'.
Words that pair with "tuck out"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
shirt blouse hem waistband untuck
How to conjugate "tuck out"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
tuck out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tucks out
he/she/it
Past simple
tucked out
yesterday
Past participle
tucked out
have + pp
-ing form
tucking out
continuous
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