قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية

A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

The beat of a drum.

To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves.

To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.

To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.

To full, as cloth.

To contract; to draw together.

A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.

A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net.

A pull; a lugging.

The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

Food; pastry; sweetmeats.

See Tuck, n., 2.

A curious vegetable production of the Southern Atlantic United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called also Indian bread, and Indian loaf.

of Tuck

One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made.

A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.

A fuller.

To tire; to weary; -- usually with out.

A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare.