tuck
tuck (tuk)
transitive verb
- to pull up or gather up in a fold or folds; draw together so as to make shorter to tuck up one's skirt for wading
- to sew a fold or folds in (a garment)
- to thrust the edges of (a sheet, napkin, shirt, etc.) under or in, in order to make secure: usually with up, in, etc.
- to cover or wrap snugly in or as in this way to tuck a baby in bed
- to put or press snugly into a small space; cram; fit to tuck shoes in a suitcase
- to put into an empty or convenient place
- to put into a secluded or isolated spot a cabin tucked in the hills
- to put (one's legs) in the position of a tuck ()
Etymology: ME tuken < MDu tucken, to tuck & OE tucian, to ill-treat, lit., to tug, akin to Ger zucken, to jerk: for IE base see tug
intransitive verb
- to draw together; pucker
- to make tucks
noun
- a sewed fold in a garment, for shortening or decoration
- the part of a ship under the stern where the ends of the bottom planks meet
- a position of the body, esp. in diving, in which the knees are drawn up tightly to the chest
- Brit., Slang food; esp., sweets: used mainly by schoolchildren
- Informal plastic surgery, esp. for cosmetic reasons, in which excess skin or fat is removed from the lower abdomen, from around the eyes, etc.
tuck away
- to eat (something) heartily
- to put aside or apart, as for future use
tuck in
- to pull in or contract (one's chin, stomach, etc.)
- Chiefly Brit. to eat (something) heartily
tuck into
tuck (tuk)
noun
Etymology: Fr estoc < OFr estoquier < MDu stocken, to stick, pierce, poke < stok: see stock
tuck (tuk, to̵̅o̅k)
transitive verb
Etymology: ME tukken < NormFr toker, toquer, var. of OFr toucher, to touch
noun
☆ tuck (tuk)
noun
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