Definition of tuck

• n. - A long, narrow sword; a rapier.
• n. - The beat of a drum.
• 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.
• v. t. - To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
• 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.
• v. t. - To full, as cloth.
• v. i. - To contract; to draw together.
• n. - A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.
• n. - A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net.
• n. - A pull; a lugging.
• n. - The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
• n. - Food; pastry; sweetmeats.