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tuck

1. tuck \'t*k\ vb [ME tuken to pull up sharply, scold, fr. OE tu-cian to 
   ill-treat]; akin to OE togian to pull - more at TOW 1a: to pull up into a 
   fold  1b: to make a tuck in  2: to put into a snug often concealing or 
   isolating place {cottage ~)Red away in the hill} 3a: to push in the loose 
   end of so as to hold tightly {~ in your s hirt} 3b: to cover by tucking in 
   bedclothes  4: to put into a tuck position  1: to draw together into tucks 
   or folds  2: to fit snugly 
2. tuck n 1: a fold stitched into cloth to shorten, decorate, or control 
   fullness  2: the part of a vessel where the ends of the lower planks meet 
   under the s tern 3a: an act or instance of tucking  3b: something tucked or 
   to be tucked in  4: a body position (as in diving) in which the knees are 
   bent, the thighs d rawn tightly to the chest, and the hands clasped around 
   the shins
3. tuck n [obs. E tuk (to beat the drum)] : a sound of or as if of a 
   drumbeat 
4. tuck n [MF estoc, fr. OF, tree trunk, sword point, of Gmc origin; akin 
   to OE ]stocc stump of a tree - more at STOCK archaic  : RAPIER 
5. tuck n [prob. fr. 2tuck] : VIGOR, ENERGY