Definitions for tuck



Overview of noun tuck

The noun tuck has 4 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. tuck

(eatables (especially sweets))

2. 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)

3. tuck

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

4. rapier, tuck

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


Overview of verb tuck

The verb tuck has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (8) tuck, insert

(fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in")

2. tuck

(make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet")

3. gather, pucker, tuck

(draw together into folds or puckers)

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