v. 25B6; verb
he tucked his shirt into his trousers : PUSH, insert, slip; thrust, stuff, stick, cram; informal pop.
the dress was tucked all over : PLEAT, gather, fold, ruffle.
he tucked the knife behind his seat : HIDE, conceal, secrete; store, stow; informal stash.
25B6; noun
a dress with tucks : PLEAT, gather, fold, ruffle.
(Brit. informal) they pinched his tuck : FOOD; informal eats, grub, nosh, chow; Brit. informal scoff; N. Amer. informal chuck; poetic/literary viands; dated victuals.
25A0; tuck someone in/up MAKE COMFORTABLE, settle down, cover up; put to bed.
25A0; tuck in/into (informal) EAT HEARTILY, devour, consume, gobble up, wolf down; informal get stuck into, dispose of, polish off, get outside of, put away, scoff (down); Brit. informal shift; N. Amer. informal scarf (down/up), snarf (down/up).