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tuck

(t/@/k )

eatables (especially sweets)(noun.food)

source: wordnet30
(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(noun.attribute)

source: wordnet30
a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
rapier

source: wordnet30
A long, narrow sword; a rapier.(noun)

source: webster1913
The beat of a drum.(noun)

source: webster1913
A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.(noun)

source: webster1913

fit snugly into(verb.contact)

Example:
Tuck your shirttail in.

Synonym:
insert

source: wordnet30
make a tuck or several folds in(verb.contact)

Example:
Tuck the fabric.
Tuck in the sheet.

source: wordnet30
draw together into folds or puckers(verb.contact)

Synonym:
gather, pucker

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To contract; to draw together.(verb)

source: webster1913

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