question Carter yanked out the tails of his shirt. A screaming woman—it was Carla Venziano—ran into him, and he hurled her aside. Then he jammed the VADER envelope into his belt at the small of his back and bloused the tails of his shirt out over it. A little insurance was always a good thing. He backed toward the stage, not wanting to be blindsided. When he reached the stairs, he turned and trotted up them. Randolph, the town’s fearless Chief, was still in his seat with his hands planted on his meaty thighs. He could have been a statue except for the single vein pulsing in the center of his forehead. Carter took Big Jim by the arm. “Come on, boss.” Big Jim looked at him as if he did not quite know where or even who he was. Then his eyes cleared a little. “Grinnell?” Question 1: How to understand "bloused the tails of his shirt out over it"? Does it mean "pulled the tails of his shirt out and covered it"?