TUCK

I. verb see: tow Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to pull up into a fold, to make a ~ in, to put into a snug often concealing or isolating place , 3. to push in the loose end of so as to hold tightly , to cover by ~ing in bedclothes, eat , to put into a ~ position, intransitive verb to draw together into ~s or folds, to eat or drink heartily, to fit snugly, II. noun Date: 1532 a fold stitched into cloth to shorten, decorate, or control fullness, the part of a vessel where the ends of the lower planks meet under the stern, 3. an act or instance of ~ing, something ~ed or to be ~ed in, 4. a body position (as in diving) in which the knees are bent, the thighs drawn tightly to the chest, and the hands clasped around the shins, a skiing position in which the skier squats forward and holds the ski poles under the arms and parallel to the ground, a cosmetic surgical operation for the removal of excess skin or fat from a body part , III. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) tuicke beat, stroke Date: 15th century a sound of or as if of a drumbeat, IV. noun see: stoke Date: 1508 rapier , V. noun Etymology: probably from 2~ Date: 1878 vigor , energy