tuck
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noun 1. a fold sewed down with stitches parallel to the line of the fold, made to shorten or ornament a garment.
Ex. The dress was too big, so Mother put a tuck in it.
2. the act of tucking.
3. a tucked piece, part, or position.
tuck
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tuck (1), verb, noun.
tuck
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tuck (2), noun.
(Archaic.) a rapier.
tuck
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tuck (3), noun, verb.
(Especially Scottish.)
Tuck
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Tuck, noun.
Friar, the jolly friar of Robin Hood's band.
tuck
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v.i. 1. to sew a tuck or tucks.
2. to draw together; contract.
tuck
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v.t. 1. to thrust or put (an object) into some narrow space or into some out-of-the-way place.
Ex. She tucked her purse under her arm. He tucked the letter into his pocket. The little cottage is tucked away under the hill.
2. to thrust the e
tuck
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v.t., v.i. to beat the drum.