English dictionary

tuck

/t/@/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

eatables (especially sweets)

noun.food

Source: WordNet 3.0
(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

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

noun.artifact

Synonyms rapier

Source: WordNet 3.0
A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

noun

Source: webster1913
The beat of a drum.

noun

Source: webster1913
A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.

noun

Source: webster1913

fit snugly into

verb.contact

Examples
Tuck your shirttail in.

Synonyms insert

Source: WordNet 3.0
make a tuck or several folds in

verb.contact

Examples
Tuck the fabric.

Tuck in the sheet.

Source: WordNet 3.0
draw together into folds or puckers

verb.contact

Synonyms gather pucker

Source: WordNet 3.0
To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to <i>tuck</i> the bedclothes in; to <i>tuck</i> up one's sleeves.

verb

Source: webster1913
To contract; to draw together.

verb

Source: webster1913