TUCK
\tˈʌk], \tˈʌk], \t_ˈʌ_k]\
Definitions of TUCK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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draw fabric together and sew it tightly
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a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
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(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
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eatables (especially sweets)
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fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirtail in"
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make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"
By Princeton University
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draw fabric together and sew it tightly
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a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
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(British) eatables (especially sweets)
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make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A long, narrow sword; a rapier.
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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.
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To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
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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.
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To full, as cloth.
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To contract; to draw together.
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A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.
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A pull; a lugging.
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The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
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Food; pastry; sweetmeats.
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A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; - called also tuck-net.
By Oddity Software
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A long, narrow sword; a rapier.
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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.
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To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
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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.
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To full, as cloth.
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To contract; to draw together.
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A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.
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A pull; a lugging.
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The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
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Food; pastry; sweetmeats.
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A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; - called also tuck-net.
By Noah Webster.
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A sewed fold, as in a dress.
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To thrust or press into a small snug opening; to gather or turn up; fold under and sew; as, to tuck a dress; cover snugly.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To draw or press in or together: to fold under: to gather up: to inclose by pressing clothes closely around.
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A horizontal fold in a garment.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald