Tuck definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TUCK, n. 1. A long narrow sword. 2. A kind of ... stern. 4. A fold; a pull; a lugging. [See Tug.] TUCK, v.t. [In some parts of England, this verb signifies ... fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck up a bed; to tuck up a garment; to tuck in the skirt of anything. 2. To inclose by ...
tuck in definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: eat ... of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: tuck in, tuck away, put away] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. If you tuck in a piece of material, you keep it in position ... it behind or under something else. For example, if you tuck in your shirt, you place the bottom part of it ... trousers or skirt. 'Probably,' I said, tucking in my shirt... Tuck the sheets in firmly. PHRASAL VERB: V P n ( ...
nip and tuck definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: inconclusive as ... were neck and neck"; "the election was a nip and tuck affair" [syn: neck and neck, head-to- head, nip and tuck] n 1: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs ... facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck] adv 1: even or close in a race or competition ... the horses ran neck and neck"; "he won nip and tuck" [syn: neck and neck, head-to-head, nip and tuck] Merriam Webster's adjective or adverb Date: 1832 being ...
tuck-net definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tuck Tuck, n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made ... used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net. 3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See Tug. --Life ... Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tuck-net Tuck"-net`, n. See Tuck, n., 2.
tuck away definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: eat ... of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza" [syn: tuck in, tuck away, put away] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary 1. If you tuck away something such as money, you store it in a safe place. The extra income has meant Phillippa can tuck away the rent... I tucked the box away in the ...
tuck into definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary or tuck in If someone tucks into a meal or tucks in ... INFORMAL) She tucked into a breakfast of bacon and eggs... Tuck in, it's the last hot food you'll get ...
Tucking definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TUCK'ING, ppr. Pressing under or together; folding. Oxford Reference Dictionary ... tucks in material or a garment. Webster's 1913 Dictionary 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 ... fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves. 2. To make a tuck ...
... a fancy tucked shirt" [ant: untucked] Webster's 1913 Dictionary 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 ... fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves. 2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress. 3. ...
Tucker definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary TUCK'ER, n. A small piece of linen for shading the ... Australian food II. transitive verb (tuckered; tuckering) Etymology: obsolete English tuck to reproach + -er (as in 1batter) Date: 1833 exhaust — often ... colloq. a container for food. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tucker Tuck"er, n. [Cf. Tuck, n., 5.] Daily food; meals; also, food in general. [Slang ... of food. --C. L. Money. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tucker Tuck"er, v. t. To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tucker Tuck"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, tucks; ...