| tuck | put into a small or narrow place, thrust into, push in the ends of, insert; draw up in folds, pleat | en | (fiil) | en |
| tuck | A long, narrow sword; a rapier | en | en |
| tuck | The beat of a drum | en | en |
| tuck | To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves | en | en |
| tuck | To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress | en | en |
| tuck | To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket | en | en |
| tuck | To full, as cloth | en | en |
| tuck | To contract; to draw together | en | en |
| tuck | A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait | en | en |
| tuck | A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; called also tuck-net | en | en |
| tuck | A pull; a lugging | en | en |
| tuck | The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern | en | en |
| tuck | Food; pastry; sweetmeats | en | en |
| tuck | a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place (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) fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirtail in" | en | en |
| tuck | make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet | en | en |
| tuck | If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat. He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers She found a rose tucked under the windscreen wiper of her car one morning | en | en |
| tuck | You can use tuck to refer to a form of plastic surgery which involves reducing the size of a part of someone's body. She'd undergone 13 operations, including a tummy tuck | en | en |
| tuck | eatables (especially sweets) | en | en |
| tuck | (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 | en | en |
| tuck | a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place | en | en |
| tuck | a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges | en | en |
| tuck | fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirtail in" | en | en |
| tuck | make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet" | en | en |
| tuck | draw fabric together and sew it tightly | en | en |
| tuck | a position in which the knees and hips are bent and drawn into the chest; the body is folded at the waist | en | en |
| tuck | An aerodynamic position assumed in downhill skiing The skier basically squats above the skis, with the arms brought in tight against the body | en | en |
| tuck | Holding the knees tightly into the chest | en | en |
| tuck | a compact, aerodynamic body position in which the back of the skier is essentially parallel to the surface of the skis | en | en |
| tuck | The end portions of the top or bottom flaps of a folding paper box (carton) which are inserted inside the container to hold the end (top or bottom) flaps in place Various types of cuts and shapes of tuck ends have been developed to hold the flaps, the most common being a pair of notches at the fold which engage the side flaps and hold the end flaps in place | en | en |
| tuck | A position where the knees are bent and drawn into the chest, with the upper body folded at the waist at angle of greater than 45° from the upper legs | en | en |
| tuck | a way to make a shirt have a fitted look by folding the back of the shirt in a specific way | en | en |
n,v:tucked / tucking tucks Etymology :Middle English tuken to pull up sharply, scold, from Old English tucian to ill-treat; akin to Old High German zuhhen to jerk, Old English togian to pull; more at TOW. Pronunciation :'t&k. Function :verb. Date :15th century.
