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tuck
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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.

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

tuck 2  (tk)
n.
A beat or tap, especially on a drum.

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

tuck 3  (tk)
n. Archaic
A slender sword; a rapier.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tucktuck - 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.tucktuck - (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.tucktuck - 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.tucktuck - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Verb1.tuck - fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
2.tucktuck - 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
sew, sew together, stitch, run up - fasten by sewing; do needlework

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 vtesconder
tuck in vtmeter [+ child]; arropar
vi (= eat) → comer con apetito
tuck up vt [+ child] → arropar
tuck [tʌk] n (Sewing) → pli m, rempli m
vt (= put) → mettre
tuck away vtcacher, ranger [+ money]; mettre de côté [+ building];
to be tucked away → être caché(e)
tuck in vtrentrer [+ child]; border
vi (= eat) → manger de bon appétit; attaquer le repas
tuck up vt [+ child] → border
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
tuck [tʌk] n (SEWING) → piega
vt (= put) → mettere
tuck away vtriporre
tuck in vtmettere dentro [+ child]; rimboccare
vi (= eat) → mangiare di buon appetito; abbuffarsi
tuck up vt [+ child] → rimboccare

tuck
n tuck [tak]
1 a fold sewn into a piece of material Her dress had tucks in the sleeves.voueثِنْيَه، طَيَّهбастичкаzáševeklægdie Falteπιέταplieguevoltچین؛ تاlaskosrempliקֶפֶלचुनटnabor, prišavbehajtáslipatanbrot, fellingpiega縫いひだ장식 주름įsiuvas, klostėiešuve; ielocelipatanplooi(sydd) leggzakładkadobracutăскладка, сборкаzáševok, záhybzavihekušitakveckเก็บไว้ในที่มิดชิดkat, kıvrım縫褶складка, зборкаتہہnếp gấp
2 sweets, cakes etc Schoolboys used to spend their money on tuck; (also adjective ) a tuck shop.snoepieحُلْوياتлакомстваsladkostislik; slik-die Leckereien (pl.); Süßwaren-...λιχουδιά, γλύκισμαchucherías, golosinasmaiustusedتنقلات؛ شیرینی و شکلاتmakeiset(de) friandisesמַמתַקִיםमिठाईslatkiš, poslasticanyalánkság, édességkuesælgætidolciumi菓子(の)과자, 단 것saldumynaisaldumimakanan ringanzoetigheidgodterier, søtsaker, snopsłodyczedoces(de) dulciuriсладостиmaškrtysladkarijeslatkišisnask, godisอาหารpasta, kurabiye糖果,糕點солодощі, тістечкаمٹھائيbánh kẹo
v
to push, stuff etc He tucked his shirt into his trousers.insteekيَثْنيнапъхвамzastrčitstoppe indsteckenχώνωmetertoppimaتو کردن؛ تو زدنsulloamettreלִתחוֹבसमेटनाmetnuti, turitibegyűrmemasukkanÿta, troða; gyrðamettere押し込む쑤셔넣다susikištisabāztmemasukkanstoppenstikke, stoppe, stappewepchnąćenfiara băga, a vârîзаправлятьzastrčiť, zasunúťzatlačitiuvućistoppa in (ner)สิ่งที่สอดเข้าไปtıkıştırmakзаправляти; засуватиڈالناgấp, kéo
tuck in
1 to gather bedclothes etc closely round I said goodnight and tucked him in.in die bed lêيُغَطّي مُدْخلاً أطراف الغِطاء تَحْتَ الفِراشзавивамzastrkat přikrývkuputtewarm zudeckenσκεπάζω, βάζω κπ. για ύπνοarropartekiga kinni katmaپتو را به خوبی روی کسی کشیدنpeitelläborderלְכַסוֹת בִּשמִיכָהतह लगाना, समेटनाumotati, dobro pokritibetakarmenyelimutibreiða vel yfir/ofan á(rincalzare il letto)くるみ込む(담요 등으로) 감싸다apkamšytiievīstīt; sasegt; apspraudīt segumenyelimutkaninstoppenstappe dyna godt rundt, putte i sengotulićaconchegara înveli bine (pe cineva)подоткнуть одеяло и т.п.zakryť prikrývkoupokritiušuškatistoppa omห่มผ้าüstünü örtmek蓋好被子підібгати; підсунутиسميٹناđút vào
2 to eat greedily or with enjoyment They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.begin eetيأكُل بِنَهَمтъпча сеbaštittage for sig af retternehineinhauenτρώω με λαιμαργίαcomer vorazmente, devorar, zamparvitsutamaبا ولع خوردنpistää poskeensamanger à belles dentsלִזלוֹלपेट भर भोजनhalapljivo jesti, navaliti (na hranu)„burkol”melahaptroða í sig(mangiare avidamente)たらふく食べる게걸스럽게 먹다kirstiēst; locīt iekšāmengisi perutgretig etensette til livs, lange i segnapychać sięcomer com vontadea înfulecaуплетатьpustiť sa (do)basati senavalitistoppa i sigรับประทานด้วยความหิวiştahla yemek大吃,猛吃їсти, наче з голодного краю; навертатиلالچ سے يا مزہ لے کر کھاناăn ngon lành

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