meaning of tuck
1. A long, narrow sword; a rapier.
2. The beat of a drum.
3. To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up ones sleeves.
4. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
5. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under ones arm, or into a pocket.
6. To full, as cloth.
7. To contract; to draw together.
8. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.
9. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net.
10. A pull; a lugging.
11. The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
12. Food; pastry; sweetmeats.
13. a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
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