tuck1 /tuk/ transitive verb- To draw or thrust in or together
- To stuff, cram
- To fold under
- To gather or gird up (often with up)
- To contract (with up)
- To enclose by pressing clothes closely around or under (usu with in)
- To put tucks in
- To put or stow away
- To full, dress, or put on tenters
- To hamper
- To eat (with in; informal)
- To hang (with up; slang)
intransitive verb To make an onslaught upon food (usu with in or into) noun- An act of tucking
- A pleat or fold, now one stitched down
- In some sports, eg skiing, a position with the knees tucked close to the chest
- The gathering of the bottom planks of a ship at the stern (nautical)
- Eatables, esp delicacies (informal)
ORIGIN: OE tūcian to disturb, afflict; cf Ger zucken to twitch tuckˈer noun - Someone who or something that tucks
- A piece of cloth tucked or drawn over the bodice of a low-cut dress
- A fuller
- Food (chiefly Aust and NZ sl)
transitive verb (slang)To tire exceedingly (often with out) tuck box noun (informal) A box of or for tuck, esp at a boarding school tuckˈerbag or tuckˈerbox noun (Aust and NZ) A bag or box, for carrying food in tuckˈ-in noun (informal) A hearty feed adjective Contrived for tucking in an edge tuckˈ-mill or tuckˈing-mill noun A fulling-mill tuckˈ-out noun (informal) A tuck-in tuck shop noun (orig school sl) - A confectioner's or a pastrycook's shop
- Now esp such a shop or anything similar on school premises
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