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tuck

UK/tʌk/ US/tʊk/ fairly common uk
verb (3) noun (4)

verb

1.

fit snugly into

  • “insert your ticket into the slot”
  • “tuck your shirttail in”
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2.

make a tuck or several folds in

  • “tuck the fabric”
  • “tuck in the sheet”
3.

noun

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.
4.

a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges

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Origin

From Middle English tuken, touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), from Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”) and Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *teuh-, *teug- (“to draw, pull”) (compare also *tukkōną), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Akin to Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), zuchôn (“to jerk”), German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”). Doublet of touch.

Phrases

  • French tuck
  • Mach tuck
  • nip and tuck
  • tuck away
  • tuck box
  • tuck in
  • tuck into
  • tuck out
  • tuck pointing
  • tuck shop
  • tuck up
  • tummy tuck

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