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   Tuck

   /tək/

   

   verb

   • 1. push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide them or hold them in place: "he tucked his shirt into his trousers" Similar pusheaseinsertslipthruststuffstickcraminformal:popOpposite take outpull out
   • ▪ draw (something, especially part of one's body) together into a small space: "she tucked her legs under her"
   • ▪ put (something) away in a specified place or way so as to be hidden, safe, comfortable, or tidy: "the colonel was coming toward her, his gun tucked under his arm" Similar hideconcealsecretestorestowinformal:stash
   • 2. make a flattened, stitched fold in (a garment or material), typically so as to shorten or tighten it, or for decoration: "the suit was pinned and tucked all over" Similar pleatgatherfoldruffle

   noun

   • 1. a flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration: "a dress with tucks along the bodice" Similar pleatgatherfoldruffle
   • ▪ a surgical operation to reduce surplus flesh or fat: informal "a tummy tuck"
   • 2. food, typically cakes and candy, eaten by children at school as a snack: informal, dated British "a tuck shop" Similar foodinformal:eatsgrubnoshchowfeedscoffchuckarchaic:vittlesvictualsviands
   • 3. (in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc.) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest, often with the hands clasped around the shins: "Lenzi nailed a reverse 3–1/2 somersault tuck on his final dive"

   Word Origin Old Englishtūcian ‘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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