[tuck] vb [ME tuken to pull up sharply, scold, fr. OE tucian to ill-treat; akin to OHG zuhhen to jerk, OE togian to pull--more at tow] vt (15c) 1 a: to pull up into a fold b: to make a tuck in
2: to put into a snug often concealing or isolating place "cottage ~ed away in the hill" 3 a: to push in the loose end of so as to hold tightly "~ in your shirt" b: to cover by tucking in bedclothes--usu. used with in
4: eat--usu. used with away or in "~ed away a big lunch"
5: to put into a tuck position ~ vi 1: to draw together into tucks or folds
2: to eat or drink heartily--usu. used with into "~ed into their beer and pretzels"
3: to fit snugly
[2]tuck n (1532) 1: a fold stitched into cloth to shorten, decorate, or control fullness
2: the part of a vessel where the ends of the lower planks meet under the stern 3 a: an act or instance of tucking b: something tucked or to be tucked in
4. a: 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 b: a skiing position in which the skier squats forward and holds the ski poles under the arms and parallel to the ground
5: a cosmetic surgical operation for the removal of excess skin or fat from a body part "a tummy ~" [3]tuck n [ME (Sc) tuicke beat, stroke] (15c): a sound of or as if of a drumbeat [4]tuck n [MF estoc, fr. OF, tree trunk, sword point, of Gmc origin; akin to OE stocc stump of a tree--more at stock] (1508) archaic: rapier [5]tuck n [prob. fr.
[2]tuck] (1878): vigor, energy "seemed to kind of take the ~ all out of me --Mark Twain"