English noun: tuck | |||
1. | tuck (food) eatables (especially sweets) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
2. | tuck (attribute) (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attitude, position, posture | ||
Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
3. | tuck (artifact) a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plait, pleat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dart | ||
4. | tuck (artifact) a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges | ||
Synonyms | rapier | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blade, brand, steel, sword | ||
English verb: tuck | |||
1. | tuck (contact) fit snugly into | ||
Samples | Insert your ticket into the slot. Tuck your shirttail in. | ||
Examples | They tuck the books into the box | ||
Synonyms | insert | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | close in, enclose, inclose, shut in | ||
2. | tuck (contact) make a tuck or several folds in | ||
Samples | Tuck the fabric. Tuck in the sheet. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fold, fold up, turn up | ||
3. | tuck (contact) draw together into folds or puckers | ||
Synonyms | gather, pucker | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | run up, sew, sew together, stitch | ||