TUCK
Dictionary entry overview: What does tuck mean?
• TUCK (noun)
The noun TUCK has 4 senses:
1. eatables (especially sweets)
2. (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
3. a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
4. a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
Familiarity information: TUCK used as a noun is uncommon.
• TUCK (verb)
The verb TUCK has 3 senses:
1. fit snugly into
2. make a tuck or several folds in
3. draw fabric together and sew it tightly
Familiarity information: TUCK used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TUCK (noun)
Meaning:
Eatables (especially sweets)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("tuck" is a kind of...):
comestible; eatable; edible; pabulum; victual; victuals (any substance that can be used as food)
Domain region:
Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)
Meaning:
(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("tuck" is a kind of...):
attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Meaning:
A narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("tuck" is a kind of...):
plait; pleat (any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tuck"):
dart (a tapered tuck made in dressmaking)
Meaning:
A straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rapier; tuck
Hypernyms ("tuck" is a kind of...):
blade; brand; steel; sword (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)
• TUCK (verb)
Meaning:
Fit snugly into
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
tuck; insert
Context examples:
insert your ticket into the slot / tuck your shirttail in
Hypernyms (to "tuck" is one way to...):
close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They tuck the books into the box
Meaning:
Make a tuck or several folds in
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
tuck the fabric / tuck in the sheet
Hypernyms (to "tuck" is one way to...):
fold; fold up; turn up (bend or lay so that one part covers the other)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Draw fabric together and sew it tightly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pucker; tuck; gather
Hypernyms (to "tuck" is one way to...):
run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
