tuck

Definitions


[tʌk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- push, fold, or turn (the edges or ends of something, especially a garment or bedclothes) so as to hide or secure them
(e.g: he tucked his shirt into his trousers)

- make a flattened, stitched fold in (a garment or material), typically so as to shorten or tighten it, or for decoration
(e.g: the suit was pinned and tucked all over)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English tūcian ‘to punish, ill-treat’: of West Germanic origin; related to tug. Influenced in Middle English by Middle Dutch tucken ‘pull sharply’


[tʌk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a flattened, stitched fold in a garment or material, typically one of several parallel folds put in a garment for shortening, tightening, or decoration
(e.g: a dress with tucks along the bodice)

- food eaten by children at school as a snack
(e.g: our parents provided us with a bit of money to buy tuck with)

- (in diving, gymnastics, downhill skiing, etc.) a position with the knees bent and held close to the chest, often with the hands clasped round the shins
(e.g: Lenzi nailed a reverse 3–1/2 somersault tuck on his final dive)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English tūcian ‘to punish, ill-treat’: of West Germanic origin; related to tug. Influenced in Middle English by Middle Dutch tucken ‘pull sharply’




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