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tuck¹ (t

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.

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.

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.

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/into Informal

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.]

tuck² (t

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.]

tuck³ (t

n. Archaic

A slender sword; a rapier.

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

tuck⁴ (t

Energy; vigor.

[Origin unknown.]

Tuck [tʌk]

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Friar. See Friar Tuck

tuck¹

1. (tr) to push or fold into a small confined space or concealed place or between two surfaces to tuck a letter into an envelope

2. (tr) to thrust the loose ends or sides of (something) into a confining space, so as to make neat and secure to tuck the sheets under the mattress

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) to make a tuck or tucks in (a garment)

4. (usually tr) to draw together, contract, or pucker

1. a tucked object or part

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a pleat or fold in a part of a garment, usually stitched down so as to make it a better fit or as decoration

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the part of a vessel where the after ends of the planking or plating meet at the sternpost

4. (Cookery) Brit

a. an informal or schoolchild's word for food esp cakes and sweets

b. (as modifier) a tuck box

5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a position of the body in certain dives in which the legs are bent with the knees drawn up against the chest and tightly clasped See also tuck away, tuck in

[from Old English tūcian to torment; related to Middle Dutch tucken to tug, Old High German zucchen to twitch]

tuck²

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Archaic a rapier

[from French estoc sword, from Old French: tree trunk, sword, of Germanic origin]

tuck³ Dialect

a touch, blow, or stroke

1. (tr) to touch or strike

2. (intr) to throb or bump

[from Middle English tukken to beat a drum, from Old Northern French toquer to touch; compare tucket]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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

tuck

verb

1. push, stick, stuff, slip, ease, insert, pop (informal) He tried to tuck his shirt inside his trousers.

2. pleat, gather, fold, ruffle Pin and tuck back pieces together with right sides facing.

3. (sometimes with away) hide, store, conceal, stash (informal), secrete, stow She folded the letter and tucked it behind a book.

noun

1. (Brit. informal) food, eats (slang), tack (informal), scoff (slang), grub (slang), kai (N.Z. informal), nosh (slang), victuals, comestibles, nosebag (slang), vittles (obsolete or dialect) The wags from the rival house were ready to snaffle his tuck.

2. fold, gather, pleat, pinch a tapered tuck used to take in fullness and control shape in a garment

tuck in (Informal) eat up, get stuck in (informal), eat heartily, fall to, chow down (slang) Tuck in, it's the last hot food you'll get for a while.

tuck into something devour (Informal) dig into (informal), get stuck into (informal), shift (Brit. informal), consume, hoover (informal), scoff (down) (informal), put away (informal), gobble up, polish off (informal), wolf down, get round the outside of (informal), get your laughing gear round (informal) She tucked into a breakfast of bacon and eggs.

tuck someone in make someone snug, wrap someone up, put someone to bed, bed someone down, swaddle I read her a story and tucked her in.

Translations

tuck [tʌk]

A. N

1. (Sew) (= fold) → pinza f, pliegue m
to make or put a tuck in sth → poner una pinza en algo

2. (Brit) (= food) → comida f; (= sweets) → dulces fpl, golosinas fpl

3. (plastic surgery) → reducción f mediante cirugía plástica
see also tummy

B. VT

1. (= put) → meter

2. (Sew) → plegar

C. CPD tuck shop N (Brit) (Scol) → tienda f de golosinas

tuck away VT + ADV

1. (= hide) → esconder, ocultar
tuck it away out of sight → ocúltalo para que no se vea
the village is tucked away among the woods → la aldea se esconde en el bosque
he tucked it away in his pocket → se lo guardó en el bolsillo
she has her money safely tucked away → tiene su dinero bien guardado

2. (Brit) (= eat) → devorar, zampar
he can certainly tuck it away → ése sí sabe comer
I can't think where he tucks it all away → no entiendo dónde lo almacena or lo echa

tuck in

A. VI + ADV (Brit) (= eat) → comer con apetito
tuck in! → ¡a comer!, ¡a ello!

B. VT + ADV

1. [+ shirt, blouse] → remeter, meter dentro
to tuck in a flap → meter una solapa para dentro
to tuck the bedclothes in → remeter la ropa de la cama

2. [+ child] (in bed) → arropar

tuck into VI + PREP (Brit) [+ meal] → comer con buen apetito

tuck under VT + PREP to tuck one thing under another → remeter una cosa debajo de otra

tuck up VT + ADV

1. (Sew) [+ skirt, sleeves] → remangar

2. (Brit) [+ child] (in bed) → arropar
you'll soon be nicely tucked up → pronto estarás a gustito en la cama

tuck [ˈtʌk]

(SEWING) → pli m, rempli m

(= plastic surgery) → plastie f
a tummy tuck → une abdominoplastie

(= put) → mettre

tuck away

(= put away) [+ object] → ranger; [+ money] → mettre de côté
I tucked the box away in a drawer → J'ai rangé la boîte dans un tiroir.
She had a bit of money tucked away → Elle avait un peu d'argent mis de côté.

(= hide) → dissimuler

to be tucked away (in a quiet place) [house, shop, pub] → se cacher

tuck in

[+ shirt, flap] → rentrer
to tuck sth inside sth → rentrer qch dans qch
He tucked his shirt inside his trousers → Il rentra sa chemise dans son pantalon.
to tuck the sheets in → border le lit

(in bed) [+ child] → border

vi (= start eating) → attaquer (= eat heartily) → manger de bon appétit
tuck in! → vous pouvez attaquer!
to tuck into sth → attaquer qch

tuck up

vt [+ child] → border

tuck

(Sew) → Saum m; (ornamental) → Biese f; to put a tuck in something → einen Saum in etw (acc) → nähen

(Brit Sch inf: = food) → Süßigkeiten pl

(= put) → stecken; he tucked his umbrella under his arm → er steckte or klemmte (inf) → sich (dat) → den Regenschirm unter den Arm; the bird’s head was tucked under its wing → der Vogel hatte den Kopf unter den Flügel gesteckt; he tucked his coat (a)round the shivering child → er legte seinen Mantel fest um das frierende Kind; she sat with her feet tucked under her → sie saß mit untergeschlagenen Beinen da

(Sew) → Biesen pl → steppen in (+acc); a tucked bodice → ein Oberteil mit Biesen

vi your bag will tuck under the seat → du kannst deine Tasche unter dem Sitz verstauen

tuck [tʌk]

1. n (Sewing) → pince f inv, piega

2. vt (put) → infilare, mettere, cacciare
she tucked a blanket round him → lo ha avvolto in una coperta

3. vi to tuck into a meal (Brit) (fam) → lanciarsi sul pasto

tuck away vt + adv (put away) → riporre in un luogo sicuro; (hide) → nascondere
she has her money safely tucked away → ha messo i soldi in un posto sicuro

tuck in

1. vi + adv (Brit) (fam) (eat) → mangiare con grande appetito, abbuffarsi

2. vt + adv (blankets) → rimboccare; (shirt) → mettere dentro
to tuck sb in → rimboccare le coperte a qn

tuck up vt + adv (skirt, sleeves) → tirare su
to tuck sb up → rimboccare le coperte a qn

tuck [tʌk]

1. n (Sewing) → pince f inv, piega

2. vt (put) → infilare, mettere, cacciare
she tucked a blanket round him → lo ha avvolto in una coperta

3. vi to tuck into a meal (Brit) (fam) → lanciarsi sul pasto

tuck away vt + adv (put away) → riporre in un luogo sicuro; (hide) → nascondere
she has her money safely tucked away → ha messo i soldi in un posto sicuro

tuck in

1. vi + adv (Brit) (fam) (eat) → mangiare con grande appetito, abbuffarsi

2. vt + adv (blankets) → rimboccare; (shirt) → mettere dentro
to tuck sb in → rimboccare le coperte a qn

tuck up vt + adv (skirt, sleeves) → tirare su
to tuck sb up → rimboccare le coperte a qn

tuck

n tuck [tak]

1 a fold sewn into a piece of material Her dress had tucks in the sleeves. voue ثِنْيَه، طَيَّه бастичка záševek læg die Falte πιέτα pliegue volt چین؛ تا taitos rempli קֶפֶל चुनट nabor, prišav behajtás lipatan brot, felling piega 縫いひだ 주름 장식 įsiuvas, klostė iešuve; ieloce lipatan plooi (sydd) legg zakładka dobra cută складка, сборка záševok, záhyb zavihek ušitak veck เก็บไว้ในที่มิดชิด kat, kıvrım 縫褶 складка, зборка تہہ nếp gấp 缝褶

2 sweets, cakes etc Schoolboys used to spend their money on tuck; (also adjective ) a tuck shop. snoepie حُلْويات лакомства sladkosti slik; slik- die Leckereien (pl.); Süßwaren-... λιχουδιά, γλύκισμα chucherías, golosinas maiustused تنقلات؛ شیرینی و شکلات välipala (de) friandises מַמתַקִים मिठाई slatkiš, poslastica nyalánkság, édesség kue sælgæti dolciumi 菓子(の) 과자류 saldumynai saldumi makanan ringan zoetigheid godterier, søtsaker, snop słodycze doces (de) dulciuri сладости maškrty sladkarije slatkiši snask, godis อาหาร pasta, kurabiye 糖果，糕點 солодощі, тістечка مٹھائي bánh kẹo 糖果，糕点

to push, stuff etc He tucked his shirt into his trousers. insteek يَثْني напъхвам zastrčit stoppe ind stecken χώνω meter toppima تو کردن؛ تو زدن työntää mettre לִתחוֹב समेटना metnuti, turiti begyűr memasukkan ÿta, troða; gyrða mettere 押し込む 쑤셔 넣다 susikišti sabāzt memasukkan stoppen stikke, stoppe, stappe wepchnąć enfiar a băga, a vârî заправлять zastrčiť, zasunúť zatlačiti uvući stoppa in (ner) สิ่งที่สอดเข้าไป tıkıştırmak 塞 заправляти; засувати ڈالنا gấp, kéo 塞

tuck in

1 to gather bedclothes etc closely round I said goodnight and tucked him in. in die bed lê يُغَطّي مُدْخلاً أطراف الغِطاء تَحْتَ الفِراش завивам zastrkat přikrývku putte warm zudecken σκεπάζω, βάζω κπ. για ύπνο arropar tekiga kinni katma پتو را به خوبی روی کسی کشیدن peitellä border לְכַסוֹת בִּשמִיכָה तह लगाना, समेटना umotati, dobro pokriti betakar menyelimuti breiða vel yfir/ofan á (rincalzare il letto) くるみ込む 감싸다 apkamšyti ievīstīt; sasegt; apspraudīt segu menyelimutkan instoppen stappe dyna godt rundt, putte i seng otulić aconchegar a înveli bine (pe cineva) подоткнуть одеяло и т.п. zakryť prikrývkou pokriti ušuškati stoppa om ห่มผ้า üstünü örtmek 蓋好被子 підібгати; підсунути سميٹنا đút vào 盖好被子

2 to eat greedily or with enjoyment They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away. begin eet يأكُل بِنَهَم тъпча се baštit tage for sig af retterne hineinhauen τρώω με λαιμαργία comer vorazmente, devorar, zampar vitsutama با ولع خوردن ahmia manger à belles dents לִזלוֹל पेट भर भोजन halapljivo jesti, navaliti (na hranu) „burkol” melahap troða í sig (mangiare avidamente) たらふく食べる 잔뜩 먹다 kirsti ēst; locīt iekšā mengisi perut gretig eten sette til livs, lange i seg napychać się comer com vontade a înfuleca уплетать pustiť sa (do) basati se navaliti stoppa i sig รับประทานด้วยความหิว iştahla yemek 大吃，猛吃 їсти, наче з голодного краю; навертати لالچ سے يا مزہ لے کر کھانا ăn ngon lành 大吃，猛吃

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