tuck has definitions from the fields of clothing,arms,food
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[ verb ] fit snugly into

Synonyms

insert

Examples

"insert your ticket into the slot" "tuck your shirttail in"

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

O_'_Banion tucked away his gun and walked out of the theatre ; he was neither prosecuted nor even arrested .

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

He slid in at her side , tucked a cigar into his mouth , and politely proffered one to her .

Related terms

enclose insertion

2
[ verb ] draw fabric together and sew it tightly

Synonyms

gather pucker

Related terms

sew gather

3
[ verb ] make a tuck or several folds in

Examples

"tuck the fabric"

Related terms

fold

4
[ verb ] make a tuck or several folds in

Examples

"tuck the fabric" "tuck in the sheet"

Related terms

arrange fold tucker

5
[ noun ] (arms) a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

Synonyms

rapier

Related terms

sword

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[ noun ] (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

Related terms

position sport

7
[ noun ] (food) eatables (especially sweets)

Related terms

comestible UK

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3239
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[ noun ] (clothing) a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

Related terms

pleat dart gather

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