'Tuck' definitions:
Definition of 'tuck'
From: WordNet
noun
Eatables (especially sweets)
noun
(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
noun
A narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
noun
A straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn: rapier, tuck]
verb
Fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" [syn: tuck, insert]
verb
Make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"
verb
Definition of 'Tuck'
From: GCIDE
- 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 of A. Wood. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tuck'
From: GCIDE
- 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 W. Scot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tuck'
From: GCIDE
- Tuck \Tuck\, n. [Cf. Tocsin.] The beat of a drum. --Scot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tuck'
From: GCIDE
- 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; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. Tocsin.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tuck'
From: GCIDE
- Tuck \Tuck\, v. i. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tuck'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- birr,
- bread,
- chow,
- crease,
- creasing,
- crimp,
- crisp,
- dog-ear,
- double,
- double over,
- doubling,
- duplicature,
- eats,
- enfold,
- feed,
- flection,
- flexure,
- flounce,
- flute,
- fold,
- fold over,
- frill,
- gather,
- go,
- grub,
- hardihood,
- infold,
- interfold,
- lap over,
- lapel,
- lappet,
- meat,
- moxie,
- pep,
- plait,
- plat,
- pleat,
- plica,
- plicate,
- plication,
- plicature,
- ply,
- potency,
- provender,
- quill,
- ruche,
- ruching,
- ruff,
- ruffle,
- scoff,
- turn over,
- twill,
- vigor