Definition & Meaning | English word TUCK

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Definitions of TUCK

1. To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
2. To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
3. To full, as cloth.
4. A curled position.
5. The beat of a drum.
6. (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). [From 14^thc.]
7. (intransitive, often, with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume. [From 1780s.]
8. (ergative) To fit neatly.
9. (LGBT, of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
10. (when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
11. (aviation) Ellipsis of Mach tuck.
12. An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. [From late 14thC.]
13. (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
14. (medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
15. (music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
16. (diving) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
17. (nautical) The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
18. (archaic) A rapier, a sword.
19. (British, dated, schoolslang, India) Food, especially snack food.
20. A surname.
21. A male given name.
22. (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden. [From 1580s.]

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