tuck
verb
[ tʌk ]
• push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them.
• "he tucked his shirt into his trousers"
Opposite:
take out,
pull out,
• 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"
tuck
noun
• 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"
• food eaten by children at school as a snack.
• "our parents provided us with a bit of money to buy tuck with"
Similar:
food,
eats,
grub,
nosh,
chow,
feed,
scoff,
chuck,
vittles,
victuals,
viands,
• (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.
• "Lenzi nailed a reverse 3–1/2 somersault tuck on his final dive"
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’.
