tuck

tuck ¹  (tk)

v. tucked, tuck·ing, tucks

v.tr.

1. To make one or more folds in: tucked the pleats before sewing the hem.

2. To gather up and fold, thrust, or turn in so as to secure or confine: She tucked her scarf into her blouse.

3.

a. To put in a snug spot.

b. To put in an out-of-the-way, snug place: a cabin that was tucked among the pines.

c. To store in a safe spot; save: tuck away a bit of lace; tuck away millions.

4.

a. To draw in; contract: He tucked his chin into his chest.

b. Sports To bring (a body part) into a tuck position.

v.intr.

To make tucks.

n.

1. The act of tucking.

2. A flattened pleat or fold, especially a very narrow one stitched in place.

3. Nautical The part of a ship's hull under the stern where the ends of the bottom planks come together.

4. Sports

a. A bodily position used in some sports, such as diving, in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest, with the hands often clasped around the shins.

b. A position in skiing in which the skier squats while holding the poles parallel to the ground and under the arms.

5. Chiefly British Food, especially sweets and pastry.

Phrasal Verbs:

tuck away Informal /into

To consume (food) heartily.

tuck in

To make (a child, for example) secure in bed for sleep, especially by tucking bedclothes into the bed.

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[Middle English tukken, possibly from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tocken, tucken.]

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tuck ²  (tk)

n.

A beat or tap, especially on a drum.

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[From Middle English tukken, to beat a drum, from Old North French toquer, to strike, from Vulgar Latin *toccre.]

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tuck ³  (tk)

n. Archaic

A slender sword; a rapier.

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[Perhaps from French dialectal étoc, from Old French estoc, of Germanic origin.]

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tuck

Verb

1. to push or fold into a small space or between two surfaces: she tucked the letter into her handbag

2. to thrust the loose ends or sides of (something) into a confining space, so as to make it neat and secure: he tucked his shirt back into his trousers

3. to make a tuck or tucks in (a garment)

Noun

1. a pleat or fold in a part of a garment, usually stitched down

2. Brit informal food, esp. cakes and sweets [Old English tūcian to torment]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tuck - eatables (especially sweets) comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals - any substance that can be used as food Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	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 athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition posture, attitude, position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
	3.	tuck - a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place dart - a tapered tuck made in dressmaking pleat, plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
	4.	tuck - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges rapier sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Verb	1.	tuck - fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" insert inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
	2.	tuck - make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet" fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
	3.	tuck - draw together into folds or puckers pucker, gather sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework

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tuck

verb 1. push, stick, stuff, slip, ease, insert, pop (informal)

noun 2. Brit. (informal) food, eats (slang) tack (informal) scoff (slang) grub (slang) kai N.Z. (informal) nosh (slang) victuals, comestibles, nosebag (slang) vittles (obsolete), (dialect)

noun 3. fold, gather, pleat, pinch

tuck in (Informal) eat up, get stuck in (informal) eat heartily, fall to, chow down (slang)

tuck someone in make snug, wrap up, put to bed, bed down, swaddle

Translations

tuck [tʌk] n (SEWING) → pliegue m

vt (= put) → poner

tuck away vt → esconder

tuck in vt → meter [+ child]; arropar

vi (= eat) → comer con apetito

tuck up vt [+ child] → arropar

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tuck [tʌk] n (Sewing) → pli m, rempli m

vt (= put) → mettre

tuck away vt → cacher, ranger [+ money]; mettre de côté [+ building];

to be tucked away → être caché(e)

tuck in vt → rentrer [+ child]; border

vi (= eat) → manger de bon appétit; attaquer le repas

tuck up vt [+ child] → border

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tuck [tʌk] vt (= put) → stecken

n (Sewing) → Biese f

tuck away tuck vt [+ money] → wegstecken;

to be tucked away [+ building] → versteckt liegen

tuck in tuck vt [+ clothing] → feststecken [+ child]; zudecken

vi (= eat) → zulangen

tuck up tuck vt [+ invalid, child] → zudecken

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tuck [tʌk] n (SEWING) → piega

vt (= put) → mettere

tuck away vt → riporre

tuck in vt → mettere dentro [+ child]; rimboccare

vi (= eat) → mangiare di buon appetito; abbuffarsi

tuck up vt [+ child] → rimboccare