tuck Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun eatables (especially sweets)
  2. 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
  3. noun a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
  4. noun a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
    rapier.
  5. verb fit snugly into
    insert.
    • insert your ticket into the slot
    • tuck your shirttail in
  6. verb make a tuck or several folds in
    • tuck the fabric
    • tuck in the sheet
  7. verb draw together into folds or puckers
    gather; pucker.

WordNet

Tuck noun
Etymology
F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German origin, and akin to E. stock. See Stock.
Definitions
  1. 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 noun
Etymology
Cf. Tocsin.
Definitions
  1. The beat of a drum. Scot.
Tuck transitive verb
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Tucked ; present participle & verbal noun Tucking
Definitions
  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 intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To contract; to draw together. Obs.
Tuck noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913