TUCK


Meaning of TUCK in English

noun a pull; a lugging.

2. tuck ·noun the beat of a drum.

3. tuck ·vt to full, as cloth.

4. tuck ·noun food; pastry; sweetmeats.

5. tuck ·noun a long, narrow sword; a rapier.

6. tuck ·vt to make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.

7. tuck ·vi to contract; to draw together.

8. tuck ·noun a small net used for taking fish from a larger one;

— called also tuck-net.

9. tuck ·noun a horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.

10. tuck ·noun the part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

11. tuck ·vt 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.

12. tuck ·vt 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.

Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Webster.