1. Fit snugly into
   "tuck your shirttail in";
   - insert
    
2. Make a tuck or several folds in
   "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet"
    
3. Draw together into folds or puckers
   "The seamstress tucked the fabric to create a ruffle";
   - gather, pucker

1. [Brit] Eatables (especially sweets)
   "He always kept a tuck of candy in his desk drawer"
    
2. (sport) 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
   "The diver performed a perfect tuck before entering the water"; "The skier maintained a tight tuck to increase speed"
    
3. A narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
   "The seamstress added decorative tucks to the bodice of the dress"
    
4. A straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
   "The fencer lunged forward with his tuck";
   - rapier

Derived forms: tucking, tucked, tucks

Type of: attitude, blade, brand, close in, comestible, eatable, edible, enclose, fold, fold up, inclose, pabulum [rare], plait, pleat, position, posture, run up, sew, sew together, shut in, steel, stitch, stitch up, sword, turn up, victual, vittle [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Tuck, Matthew