| 单词 | tuck |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tuck 1(tʌk) verb 1. (transitive) to push or fold into a small confined space or concealed place or between two surfaces to tuck a letter into an envelope 2. (transitive) to thrust the loose ends or sides of (something) into a confining space, so as to make neat and secure to tuck the sheets under the mattress 3. to make a tuck or tucks in (a garment) 4. (usually tr) to draw together, contract, or pucker noun 5. a tucked object or part 6. a pleat or fold in a part of a garment, usually stitched down so as to make it a better fit or as decoration 7. the part of a vessel where the after ends of the planking or plating meet at the sternpost 8. British a. an informal or schoolchild's word for food, esp cakes and sweets b. (as modifier) a tuck shop 9. a position of the body in certain dives in which the legs are bent with the knees drawn up against the chest and tightly clasped Word origin C14: from Old English tūcian to torment; related to Middle Dutch tucken to tug, Old High German zucchen to twitchWord Frequency tuck 2(tʌk) noun archaic a rapier Word origin C16: from French estoc sword, from Old French: tree trunk, sword, of Germanic originWord Frequency tuck 3(tʌk) dialect noun 1. a touch, blow, or stroke verb 2. (transitive) to touch or strike 3. (intransitive) to throb or bump Word origin C16: from Middle English tukken to beat a drum, from Old Northern French toquer to touch; compare tucketWord Frequency Tuck(tʌk) noun Friar Tuck |
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