turn up vs tuck

tuck vs turn up

turn up is not a noun while tuck is a noun.

turn up and tuck both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turn up	No	No	Yes	No
tuck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tuck is a hyponym of turn up; that is, tuck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn up:

turn up: bend or lay so that one part covers the other
tuck: make a tuck or several folds in

Other hyponyms of turn up include pleat, plicate, crease, furrow, wrinkle, crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle, corrugate, pleat, ruffle, crimp, pinch, cross, collapse.

turn up (noun)	tuck (noun)
	a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
	a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
	(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
	eatables (especially sweets)

turn up (verb)	tuck (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing	fit snugly into
bend or lay so that one part covers the other	make a tuck or several folds in
find by digging in the ground	draw together into folds or puckers
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
be shown or be found to be

Difference between turn up and tuck

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