英文英文字典
英文英文字典
古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
字典
Tuck
(n.)
A long, narrow sword; a rapier.
Tuck
(n.)
The beat of a drum.
Tuck
(v. t.)
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.
Tuck
(v. t.)
To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
Tuck
(v. t.)
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.
Tuck
(v. t.)
To full, as cloth.
Tuck
(v. i.)
To contract; to draw together.
Tuck
(n.)
A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to
shorten it; a plait.
Tuck
(n.)
A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called
also tuck-net.
Tuck
(n.)
A pull; a lugging.
Tuck
(n.)
The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet
under the stern.
Tuck
(n.)
Food; pastry; sweetmeats.
Tuck-net
(n.)
See Tuck, n., 2.
Tuckahoe
(n.)
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.
Tucked
(imp. & p. p.)
of Tuck
Tucker
(n.)
One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument
with which tuck are made.
Tucker
(n.)
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.
Tucker
(v. t.)
A fuller.
Tucker
(v. t.)
To tire; to weary; -- usually with out.
Tucket
(n.)
A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare.