The meaning of Tuck
Tuck – definition
verbPush, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them.
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He tucked his shirt into his trousers
nounA flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration.
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A dress with tucks along the bodicenounFood eaten by children at school as a snack.
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Our parents provided us with a bit of money to buy tuck withnoun(in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc.) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest, often with the hands clasped round the shins.
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Lenzi nailed a reverse 3–1/2 somersault tuck on his final dive
verbMake a tuck or several folds in
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Word origin
Old English tūcian ‘to punish, ill-treat’: of West Germanic origin; related to tug. Influenced in Middle English by Middle Dutch tucken ‘pull sharply’.
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