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tuck I. \ˈtək\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English tuken, touken, tucken, from Old English tūcian to ill-treat, punish; akin to Middle Dutch tucken to tug, Old High German zucken to jerk, Old English togian to pull — more at tow transitive verb 1. obsolete : scold, upbraid 2. a. : to pull up or gather into a fold — usually used with up or in < a geisha tucks her robe well up to her knees — Lafcadio Hearn > b. : to make a tuck in; especially : to shorten or ornament with a tuck < the bodice was minutely tucked — Kay Boyle > c. : to knit in tuck stitch 3. archaic : to draw up and gird the clothes of 4. : to put into a snug place < tucked her notebook under her arm — Dorothy Sayers > specifically : to put into a snug place that affords concealment or isolation < philosophically tucked his handful of medals into an old cigar box — Time > < beaches lie tucked in between its rocky cliffs — American Guide Series: Maine > — often used with away < a modern colonial brick structure … has been tucked away in a corner — American Guide Series: Connecticut > < many of his bitterest attacks were tucked away in footnotes — J.S.Schapiro > 5. a. : to push in the loose end or edge of so as to hold tightly < tucked in the sheets > < forgot to tuck in your shirttail — John Steinbeck > < tucked a blanket around the child > b. : to cover (as a person) by tucking in the bedclothes < is tucking him in now > < tucked him up at last in his crib — Marcia Davenport > 6. archaic : hang 1b(1) — usually used with up 7. : eat — usually used with away or in < tucked away both steak and chicken — W.T.Musgrove > < tuck in as much as they desire — Strand Magazine > 8. : to take (fish) from a large seine with a tuck seine 9. : to put into a tuck position < tuck the legs to the chest — N.C.Loken > intransitive verb 1. : to draw together into tucks or folds 2. : to eat heartily — usually used with into or in < the careless abandon of a vegetarian tucking into his beans — Science > 3. a. : to fit in snugly < the helicopter … tucks away into a hangar at the open end of the ship — Douglas Willis > b. : to fit in under something that binds < tailored shirts which tuck in — Women's Wear Daily > • - tuck one's tail II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English tucke, from tuken, tucken to tuck 1. a. (1) : a fold stitched or woven into cloth for the purpose of shortening, decorating, or controlling fullness (2) : a gusset in the side of a paper bag b. : something that shortens or diminishes : cut < the opera lasts five hours if you take no tucks in score — Claudia Cassidy > 2. : tuck seine 3. : the part of a vessel where the ends of the lower planks meet under the stern 4. Britain a. : a large meal : spread b. : food; especially : sweet foods (as pastry, jam, and candy) 5. a. : an act or instance of pushing in a loose end or edge so as to secure < gave the blankets a few more tucks > b. (1) : the act of tucking a strand of rope between or under other strands (2) : the joint so made 6. a. : a flap on a book cover that folds over and fits into a slot or a band on the opposite cover so as to keep the book closed — called also tuck-in b. : the part of the end flap of a paperboard box that is inserted into the body to secure the end 7. : the end of a cigar that is to be lighted 8. : a body position used in diving, gymnastics, and dancing in which the knees are bent, the thighs drawn tightly to the chest, and the hands clasped around the shins — compare layout 5, 11pike 9. : a fabric or leather covering for the steel shank of a shoe III. \ˈtək\ noun also touk \ˈtu̇k\ (-s) Etymology: obs, English tuk, touk to beat the drum, sound the trumpet, from Middle English tukken, from Old North French toquer to touch, strike, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin toccare — more at touch : a sound of or as if of a drumbeat < danced silently to the tuck of drum — J.G.Frazer > IV. \ˈtək\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French estoc thrusting sword, from Old French, tree trunk, sword point — more at estoc archaic : rapier V. noun (-s) Etymology: probably from tuck (II) : vigor, energy, toughness < seemed to kind of take the tuck all out of me — Mark Twain > VI. noun (-s) Etymology: by shortening & alteration : tuxedo |