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Tuck Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Tuck?
[n] a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
[n] (British) eatables (especially sweets) [v] draw fabric together and sew it tightly [v] fit snugly into [v] make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric" [v] pull up or draw into a fold; "tuck the sheets" Synonyms | Synonyms for Tuck: gather | insert | pucker Related Terms | Find terms related to Tuck: See Also | arrange | comestible | dart | eatable | edible | enclose | fold | fold up | inclose | pabulum | plait | pleat | run up | set up | sew | sew together | shut in | stitch | turn up | victual | victuals Tuck In Webster's Dictionary \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.
He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called,
or rapier, of tremendous length. --Sir W. Scot.
\Tuck\, n. [Cf. {Tocsin}.] The beat of a drum. --Scot. \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. 2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress. 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. 4. [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. {Tocsin}.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.] \Tuck\, v. i. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.] \Tuck\, n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait. 2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also {tuck-net}. 3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See {Tug}. --Life of A. Wood. 4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern. 5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes. |
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