Collins English-English Dictionary

tuck [t^k]

1. 1. vt. [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. 2. vt. [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. 3. vt. to make a tuck or tucks in (a garment)

4. 4. vt. [usually tr] to draw together, contract, or pucker

5. 5. n a tucked object or part

6. 6. n a pleat or fold in a part of a garment, usually stitched down so as to make it a better fit or as decoration

7. 7. n the part of a vessel where the after ends of the planking or plating meet at the sternpost

8. 8. n [Brit] an informal or schoolchild's word for food, esp cakes and sweets

9. 9. n (as modifier)

   a tuck box

10. 10. n 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

11. 11. n See also tuck away tuck in

12. 12. n [Etymology] C14: from Old English tucian to torment; related to Middle Dutch tucken to tug, Old High German zucchen to twitch

tuck [t^k]

1. 1. n [Archaic] a rapier

2. 2. n [Etymology] C16: from French estoc sword, from Old French: tree trunk, sword, of Germanic origin

tuck [t^k]

1. 1. n [Dialect] a touch, blow, or stroke

2. 2. vt. [tr] to touch or strike

3. 3. vi. [intr] to throb or bump

4. 4. vi. [Etymology] C16: from Middle English tukken to beat a drum, from Old Northern French toquer to touch; compare tucket