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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