Tucking Synonyms & Definitions

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• TuckingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tuck

• TuckDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net.
2. (v. t.) 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.
3. (n.) A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.
4. (n.) Food; pastry; sweetmeats.
5. (v. t.) 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.
6. (v. t.) To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
7. (n.) A pull; a lugging.
8. (v. t.) To full, as cloth.
9. (n.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
10. (v. i.) To contract; to draw together.
11. (n.) A long, narrow sword; a rapier.
12. (n.) The beat of a drum.