tuck

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(tŭk) pronunciation

v., tucked, tuck·ing, tucks.

v.tr.
  1. To make one or more folds in: tucked the pleats before sewing the hem.
  2. To gather up and fold, thrust, or turn in so as to secure or confine: She tucked her scarf into her blouse.
    1. To put in a snug spot.
    2. To put in an out-of-the-way, snug place: a cabin that was tucked among the pines.
    3. To store in a safe spot; save: tuck away a bit of lace; tuck away millions.
    1. To draw in; contract: He tucked his chin into his chest.
    2. Sports. To bring (a body part) into a tuck position.
v.intr.
To make tucks.

n.
  1. The act of tucking.
  2. A flattened pleat or fold, especially a very narrow one stitched in place.
  3. Nautical. The part of a ship's hull under the stern where the ends of the bottom planks come together.
  4. Sports.
    1. A bodily position used in some sports, such as diving, in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest, with the hands often clasped around the shins.
    2. A position in skiing in which the skier squats while holding the poles parallel to the ground and under the arms.
  5. Chiefly British. Food, especially sweets and pastry.
phrasal verbs:

tuck away Informal. or into

  1. To consume (food) heartily.
tuck in
  1. To make (a child, for example) secure in bed for sleep, especially by tucking bedclothes into the bed.

[Middle English tukken, possibly from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch tocken, tucken.]


tuck2 (tŭk) pronunciation
n.
A beat or tap, especially on a drum.

[From Middle English tukken, to beat a drum, from Old North French toquer, to strike, from Vulgar Latin *toccāre.]


tuck3 (tŭk) pronunciation
n. Archaic
A slender sword; a rapier.

[Perhaps from French dialectal étoc, from Old French estoc, of Germanic origin.]


tuck4 (tŭk) pronunciation
n.
Energy; vigor.

[Origin unknown.]


A recess in a horizontal mortar joint which is raked out to provide for tuck pointing.


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - putte, stikke, stoppe (ind), proppe (ind)
v. intr. - sy læg i
n. - læg

idioms:

  • tuck away    gemme bort
  • tuck in    stikke ind i, putte
  • tuck into    tage for sig
  • tuck up    hæfte op, kilte op, smøge op

2.
n. - slag

3.
n. - et slank sværd

4.
n. - energi, vigør

Nederlands (Dutch)
instoppen (van kleding), wegstoppen, plooien, opvouwen, plooi, eten

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - glisser, enfiler (un pantalon), plier, rentrer (une chemise), ramener (ses pieds) (sous), enfouir (la tête), envelopper qn
v. intr. - plisser, plier, glisser
n. - (Cout) pli, pli horizontal

idioms:

  • tuck away    enfouir, mettre en sécurité, se nicher (un village), s'isoler (une personne)
  • tuck in    attaquer, border, attaquer (un repas), rentrer (une chemise), border (lit), glisser dans, border (qn)
  • tuck into    se régaler de
  • tuck up    border (qn), être bordé

2.
n. - frappe, tape (souvent sur un tambour)

3.
n. - épée (mince)

4.
n. - énergie, vigueur

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - raffen, in Falten legen, stecken, verstauen, einschlagen
n. - Einschlag, (mar.) Gilling, (ugs.) Leckereien, Hocksprung

idioms:

  • tuck away    wegstecken, verputzen
  • tuck in    ins Bett stecken
  • tuck into    sich gütlich tun an
  • tuck up    ins Bett stecken

2.
n. - Trommelschlag

3.
n. - Schwert

4.
n. - Energie, Kraft, VitalitÄt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χώνω, διπλώνω, συμπτύσσω, "μαζεύω", ζαρώνω, σουρώνω, ανασκουμπώνω, "μπουμπουλώνω", σκεπάζω ή κουκουλώνω στο κρεβάτι
n. - πτυχή, πλισές, σούρα, κολατσιό, λιχουδιές, (καθομ.) μάσα, ντερλίκωμα

idioms:

  • tuck away    καταχωνιάζω
  • tuck in    χώνω μέσα, καταχωνιάζω, "μπουμπουλώνω", σκεπάζω ή κουκουλώνω στο κρεβάτι, παρατρώγω, ντερλικώνω
  • tuck into    πέφτω με τα μούτρα σε, τρώγω με βουλιμία, χλαπακιάζω
  • tuck up    "μπουμπουλώνω", σκεπάζω ή κουκουλώνω στο κρεβάτι

Italiano (Italian)
piegare, infilare

idioms:

  • tuck away    metter via
  • tuck in/up    rimboccare, rimboccarsi
  • tuck into    buttarsi su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - meter para dentro, franzir, dobrar
n. - bainha (f), pega (f), dobra (f)

idioms:

  • tuck away    guardar
  • tuck in    comer com apetite, pôr para dentro
  • tuck into    comer de forma voraz
  • tuck up    arregaçar

Русский (Russian)
прятать, подбирать, засовывать, прятать, укрываться плотно одеялом, (разг. шотл.) бить в барабан, сласти

idioms:

  • tuck away    припрятывать, убирать, кушать с аппетитом
  • tuck in    укутать, заботливо укрыть (одеялом, и т.д.), кушать с аппетитом
  • tuck into    кушать с аппетитом
  • tuck up    заботливо укрыть одеялом

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - meter, introducir en, alforzar, arropar
v. intr. - comer con apetito, comer vorazmente, hacer alforzas
n. - alforza, pliegue, corte, tapa inferior de la popa, buena comida, golosinas, apetito, tuxedo

idioms:

  • tuck away    ocultar, esconder, tragar
  • tuck in    arropar
  • tuck into    comer con buen apetito
  • tuck up    arropar

2.
n. - golpecito

3.
n. - espada fina

4.
n. - vida, energía

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stoppa (in, ner), sticka, gömma, stoppa undan, kavla (vika) upp, rynka, vecka, glufsa (stoppa) i sig, lägga in
n. - veck, invikning, uppläggning, uppslag

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 把...塞进, 把...藏入, 把...舒服地裹好, 把...的边塞到下面, 使折叠, 挽起, 卷起, 缝褶裥, 收拢, 折叠, 舒服地裹在里面, 褶裥, 船尾突出部, 打褶, 抱膝式跳水

idioms:

  • tuck away    畅饮, 大嚼
  • tuck in    尽情吃
  • tuck into    塞进
  • tuck up    使安逸

2. 鼓声

3. 活力

4. 褶裥, 船尾突出部, 打褶, 抱膝式跳水

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 把...塞進, 把...藏入, 把...舒服地裹好, 把...的邊塞到下面, 使折疊, 挽起, 卷起
v. intr. - 縫褶襉, 收攏, 折疊, 舒服地裹在裡面
n. - 褶襉, 船尾突出部, 打褶, 抱膝式跳水

idioms:

  • tuck away    暢飲, 大嚼
  • tuck in    盡情吃
  • tuck into    塞進
  • tuck up    使安逸

2.
n. - 褶襉, 船尾突出部, 打褶, 抱膝式跳水

3.
n. - 活力

4.
n. - 鼓聲

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 덮다, 챙겨 넣다, 움츠리다
v. intr. - 걷어 올리다, 배불리 먹다
n. - 접어 넣은 단, (옷의) 단

idioms:

  • tuck away    챙겨넣다, 감추다, 모아두다
  • tuck in    감싸다, 끝을 접다, 잔뜩 먹다
  • tuck into    밀어 넣다, 뱃속에 처넣다
  • tuck up    단을 접다, 감아 싸다, 교살하다

2.
n. - 북 치는 소리, 나팔을 마구 불기

3.
n. - 호리호리한 칼

4.
n. - 활력, 정력

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 押し込む, 端を突っ込む, 縫いひだを付ける, 端を押し込む, しまい込む
n. - 縫いひだ, タック, 食べ物

idioms:

  • tuck away    しまい込む, たらふく食う
  • tuck in    差し込む, くるみ込む, がつがつ食う
  • tuck into    腹いっぱい食べる
  • tuck up    絞首刑にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) مشمرا عن, يرفع ( طرف الثوب) (الاسم) نشاط, قورة, ثنيه, طيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קיפל, תפר חפתים, הפשיל, עטף‬
v. intr. - ‮תחב, הכניס‬
n. - ‮קפל, חפת, אוכל, ממתקים‬
n. - ‮תיפוף‬
n. - ‮חרב דקה‬
n. - ‮מרץ, חיוניות‬


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