TUCK

rapier, tuck

(noun) a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

tuck

(noun) a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

tuck

(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

tuck

(noun) eatables (especially sweets)

gather, pucker, tuck

(verb) draw together into folds or puckers

tuck, insert

(verb) fit snugly into; “insert your ticket into the slot”; “tuck your shirttail in”

tuck

(verb) make a tuck or several folds in; “tuck the fabric”; “tuck in the sheet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

tuck (third-person singular simple present tucks, present participle tucking, simple past and past participle tucked)

(transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). [From 14^thc.]

(transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden. [From 1580s.]

(intransitive, often, with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume. [From 1780s.]

(ergative) To fit neatly.

To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.

To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.

To full, as cloth.

(LGBT, of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.

(when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.

Antonyms

• untuck

Noun

tuck (plural tucks)

An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. [From late 14thC.]

(sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.

A curled position.

(medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.

(music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.

(diving) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.

(nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.

Etymology 2

Noun

tuck (plural tucks)

(archaic) A rapier, a sword.

Etymology 3

Noun

tuck (plural tucks)

The beat of a drum.

Etymology 4

Noun

tuck (uncountable)

(British, dated) Food, especially snack food.

Proper noun

Tuck (plural Tucks)

A surname.

A diminutive of the male given name Tucker.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tuck is the 3560^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10018 individuals. Tuck is most common among White (77.63%) and Black/African American (16.8%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Tuck, n. Etym: [F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German origin, and akin to E. stock. See Stock.]

Definition: 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. Etym: [Cf. Tocsin.]

Definition: The beat of a drum. Scot.

Tuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tucking.] Etym: [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. Etym: [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. Tocsin.]

Definition: To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]

Tuck, v. i.

Definition: 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.)

Definition: The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] T. Hughes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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