Meaning of Tuck | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
3. A rapier, a sword.
   archaic
4. The beat of a drum.
5. A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
   countable, uncountable
6. A diminutive of the male given name Tucker.
   countable, uncountable
7. A curled position.
   countable, uncountable
8. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.
   countable, uncountable
9. A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
   countable, uncountable
10. The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
    countable, uncountable
11. A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
    countable, uncountable
12. The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
    countable, uncountable
13. Food, especially snack food.
    British, India, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“tummy tuck”

“'What on earth do Coker and his parcel of tuck matter to us? You're not thinking of snooping his tuck, I suppose, like Bunter.'”

“[…] with force he labour'd / To free's blade from retentive scabbard; / And after many a painful pluck, / From rusty durance he bail'd tuck […]”

“[...] dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly. [...]”

“He wore large hose,[…] and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length.”

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