verb
To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden.
Tuck in your shirt. I tucked in the sheet. He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.
She tucked her hair behind her ear.
To eat; to consume.
To fit neatly.
The sofa tucks nicely into that corner.
Kenwood House is tucked into a corner of Hampstead Heath.
To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment.
noun
An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
A curled position.
A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
tummy tuck
The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
noun
A rapier, a sword.
[…] with force he labour'd / To free's blade from retentive scabbard; / And after many a painful pluck, / From rusty durance he bail'd tuck […]
[...] dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly. [...]