tuck

Noun

  • (n.) tuck (eatables (especially sweets))
  • (n.) 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)
  • (n.) tuck (a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place)
  • (n.) rapier, tuck (a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges)

Verb

  • (v.) tuck, insert (fit snugly into) "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in"
  • (v.) tuck (make a tuck or several folds in) "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"
  • (v.) gather, pucker, tuck (draw together into folds or puckers).
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