tuck

tuck
tuck1
/tuk/, v.t.
1. to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet.
2. to thrust in the loose end or edge of (a garment, covering, etc.) so as to hold closely in place (usually fol. by in, up, under, etc.): Tuck in your blouse. Tuck the edge of the sheet under the mattress.
3. to cover snugly in or as if in this manner: She tucked the children into bed.
4. to pull up into a fold or folds; draw up into a folded arrangement (usually fol. by in, up, etc.): to tuck up one's skirts; to tuck one's knees under one's chin.
5. Needlework. to sew tucks in.
6. to pass (a strand) above or below another one.
7. Informal. to eat or drink (usually fol. by in, away, etc.): He tucked away a big meal.
v.i.
8. to draw together; contract; pucker.
9. Needlework. to make tucks.
10. to fit securely or snugly: a bed that tucks into the corner.
11. tuck into, to eat with gusto: We tucked into a roast beef dinner.
n.
12. something tucked or folded in.
13. Sewing. a fold, or one of a series of folds, made by doubling cloth upon itself and stitching parallel with the edge of the fold, used for decoration or for shortening or fitting a garment.
14. Diving, Gymnastics. a body position in which the head is lowered and the thighs held against the chest with the knees bent and the arms locked around the shins. Cf. layout (def. 10), pike7.
15. Skiing. a crouch in which the ski poles are held close to the chest, extending back under the arms and parallel to the ground, as to maximize speed downhill.
16. Informal. a plastic surgery operation: a tummy tuck.
17. Naut. the part of a vessel where the after ends of the outside planking or plating unite at the sternpost.
18. (in tying knots) the operation of passing one strand above or below another.
19. Brit. Slang. food.
[bef. 900; ME t(o)uken to stretch (cloth), torment, OE tucian to torment; akin to MLG tucken to tug, G zucken to jerk. See TOW1]
tuck2
/tuk/, n. Informal.
tuxedo.
[by shortening and resp.]
tuck3
/tuk/, n. Archaic.
a rapier or estoc.
[1500-10; earlier tocke, appar. sandhi var. of obs. stock sword < It stocco < G Stock stick; c. STOCK]
tuck4
/tuk/, n. Chiefly Scot.
a drumbeat or the sound of one beat on a drum.
[1300-50; ME tukken to beat, sound (said of a drum) < MF (north) toker to strike, touch. See TOUCH]

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  • Tuck — Tuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tucking}.] [OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug. See {Tug}.] 1. To draw up; to shorten; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tuck — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Amos Tuck (1810−1879), US amerikanischer Politiker (New Hampshire) Leon Tuck (1890−1953), US amerikanischer Eishockeyspieler Raphael Tuck (1821−1900), Gründer der Firma Raphael Tuck Sons Roderick Tuck (*… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tuck — tuck1 [tuk] vt. [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] 1. to pull up or gather up in a fold or folds; draw together so as to make shorter [to tuck up one s… …   English World dictionary

  • tuck — ► VERB 1) push, fold, or turn under or between two surfaces. 2) draw (part of one s body) together into a small space. 3) (often tuck away) store in a secure or secret place. 4) (tuck in/up) settle (someone) in bed by pulling the edges of the… …   English terms dictionary

  • tuck up — ˌtuck ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tuck up he/she/it tucks up present participle tucking up past tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tuck — Tuck, n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait. [1913 Webster] 2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; called also {tuck net}. [1913 Webster] 3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See {Tug}. Life… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tuck — Tuck, n. [F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German origin, and akin to E. stock. See {Stock}.] A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length. Sir …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tuck|in — «TUHK IHN», noun. British Slang. a hearty meal; feast: »One good tuckin won t give you an ulcer (Scottish Sunday Express). ╂[< tuck1 eatables + in] tuck in «TUHK IHN», adjective, noun. –adj. that can or should be tucked in: »a tuck in blouse… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tuck — Tuck, v. i. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tuck — Tuck, n. [Cf. {Tocsin}.] The beat of a drum. Scot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tuck — tək n a cosmetic surgical operation for the removal of excess skin or fat from a body part see TUMMY TUCK …   Medical dictionary

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