Tuck \Tuck\, n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.
2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also {tuck-net}.
3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See {Tug}. --Life of A. Wood.
4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes.
Tuck \Tuck\, v. i. To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]
Tuck \Tuck\, n. [F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German origin, and akin to E. stock. See {Stock}.] A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.] --Shak.
He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length. --Sir W. Scot.
Tuck \Tuck\, n. [Cf. {Tocsin}.] The beat of a drum. --Scot.
Tuck \Tuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tucking}.] [OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug. See {Tug}.] 1. To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves.
2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
3. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.
4. [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. {Tocsin}.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]
It's time to tuck it all back in.
During the male dance revue last month, strippers came close enough for members of the Taneytown Volunteer Fire Department's women's auxiliary to tuck dollar bills in the dancers' G-strings, Assistant State's Attorney Jill Trivas said.
Elsewhere" writers perfected the unlikely art of the hip pun and managed to tuck a rock lyric into the dialogue of virtually every show.
"I said, `Why don't we do a tummy tuck while we're at it?"' the new mother said.
The skiers go to the top of a specially prepared track, point their skis straight down the mountain and push off, dropping into a tuck.
Ms. Munro likes to tuck one story line into another.
She didn't want to come ashore no how, and it was nip and tuck right up to the end.
Mr. Sachar says that since chief executives' offices are usually large, it's fairly easy to tuck the screen behind a panel.
The mid-level investment banker or industrial executive is still happy to tuck into decent nosh at a mid-town eatery.