[W/K] :: Tuck

  Tuck \Tuck\, n. [Cf. Tocsin.]
     The beat of a drum. --Scot.
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  Tuck \Tuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tucked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tucking.] [OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up,
     entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with
     a short and quick motion, and E. tug. See Tug.]
     1. To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a
        narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck
        up one's sleeves.
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     2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
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     3. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place;
        as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's
        arm, or into a pocket.
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     4. [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to
        touch. Cf. Tocsin.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]
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  Tuck \Tuck\, v. i.
     To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]
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  Tuck \Tuck\, n.
     1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to
        shorten it; a plait.
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     2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; --
        called also tuck-net.
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     3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See Tug. --Life of A. Wood.
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     4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom
        planks meet under the stern.
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     5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes.
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  Tuck \Tuck\, n. [F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German
     origin, and akin to E. stock. See Stock.]
     A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.] --Shak.
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           He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called,
           or rapier, of tremendous length.         --Sir W. Scot.
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  tuck
       n 1: eatables (especially sweets)
       2: (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
       3: a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
       4: a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges [syn: rapier]
       v 1: fit snugly into; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck
            your shirtail in" [syn: insert]
       2: make a tuck or several folds in; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in
          the sheet"
       3: draw fabric together and sew it tightly [syn: gather, pucker]

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "tuck":
     birr, bread, chow, crease, creasing, crimp, crisp, dog-ear, double,
     double over, doubling, duplicature, eats, enfold, feed, flection,
     flexure, flounce, flute, fold, fold over, frill, gather, go, grub,
     hardihood, infold, interfold, lap over, lapel, lappet, meat, moxie,
     pep, plait, plat, pleat, plica, plicate, plication, plicature, ply,
     potency, provender, quill, ruche, ruching, ruff, ruffle, scoff,
     turn over, twill, vigor