tuck (noun)

eatables (especially sweets)

tuck (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

tuck (noun)

a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place

rapier, tuck (verb)

a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

tuck, insert (verb)

fit snugly into

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

tuck (verb)

make a tuck or several folds in

"tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"

gather, pucker, tuck (verb)

draw together into folds or puckers

tuck (Noun)

A curled position.

tuck (Noun)

A fold in fabric that has been stiched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.

tuck (Noun)

A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.

tuck (Noun)

snack food. Derived from the expression "to tuck in to one's food" meaning "to eat up", "to guzzle".

tuck (Noun)

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

tuck (Verb)

To push the end (or ends) of a fabric-based item out of sight - as in "tuck in your shirt" or "I tucked in the sheet".

tuck (Verb)

To fit neatly.

tuck (Verb)

To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.

tuck (Verb)

To sew folds.

tuck (Verb)

To conceal one's genitals, especially by fastening them down with adhesive tape.

tuck (Verb)

To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb

Tuck

In sewing, a tuck is a fold or pleat in fabric that is sewn in place. Small tucks, especially multiple parallel tucks, may be used to decorate clothing or household linens. When the tucks are very narrow, they are called pintucks or Pin-tucking. Tucks are also used to shorten a finished garment, especially a child's garment, so that it may be lengthened as the child grows by removing the stitching holding the tuck in place. In Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Amy says: Tucks, made easy with the invention of the sewing machine, were very popular as ornamentation in the latter half of the 19th century, especially in fine linen or cotton fabric for chemisettes, engageantes, blouses, lingerie, summer dresses, and children's garments. Tucks were also used to decorate heavier fabrics: a travelling suit of "rough cheviot" is described as having its skirt "tucked, each tuck two inches wide and two inches apart, eight tucks in all, box-pleating at the bottom."