'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
Draw together into folds or puckers [syn: gather, pucker, tuck]

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'

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