tuck

English

/tʌk/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
  • (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden.
  • (intransitive) To eat; to consume.
  • (ergative) To fit neatly.
  • To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
  • To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
  • To full, as cloth.
  • (LGBT) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
  • (when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tuken inherited from Old English tūcian (vex, torment) derived from Middle Dutch tucken (tuck) derived from Proto-Germanic *teuh- derived from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug), *dewk- (pull, lead, draw, tug).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dewk-

Gloss

pull, lead, draw, tug

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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