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{{see also|Tuck}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/tʌk/}}
** {{audio|en|en-us-tuck.ogg|a=US}}
* {{IPA|en|/tʊk/|a=Northern England,Ireland}}
* {{rhymes|en|ʌk|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*dewk-}}
From {{inh|en|enm|tuken}}, {{m|enm|touken|t=to torment, to stretch (cloth)}}, from {{inh|en|ang|tūcian|t=to torment, vex}} and {{der|en|dum|tucken|t=to tuck}}, both from {{der|en|gem-pro|*teuh-}}, {{m|gem-pro|*teug-|t=to draw, pull}} (compare also {{m|gem-pro|*tukkōną}}), from {{der|en|ine-pro|*dewk-|t=to pull}}. Akin to {{cog|goh|zucchen|t=to snatch, tug}}, {{m|goh|zuchôn|t=to jerk}}, {{cog|nds-de|tuken|t=to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards}}, {{cog|ang|tēon|t=to draw, pull, train}}. {{doublet|en|touch}}.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}

# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[pull]] or [[gather]] up (an item of [[fabric]]). {{defdate|From 14<sup>th</sup>c.}}
# {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[push]] into a [[snug]] position; to [[place]] somewhere [[safe]], or [[handy]], or somewhat [[hidden]]. {{defdate|From 1580s.}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Tuck''' in your shirt.&emsp; I '''tucked''' in the sheet.&emsp; He '''tucked''' the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.}}
#* {{RQ:Chambers Younger Set|chapter=His Own People|page=6|passage=It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks '''tucked''' up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|often|with "in" or "into"}} To [[eat]]; to consume. {{defdate|From 1780s.}}
# {{lb|en|ergative}} To [[fit]] neatly.
#: {{ux|en|The sofa '''tucks''' nicely into that corner.&emsp; Kenwood House is '''tucked''' into a corner of Hampstead Heath.}}
# To [[curl]] into a ball; to fold up and hold one's [[legs]].
#: {{ux|en|The diver '''tucked''', flipped, and opened up at the last moment.}}
# To [[sew]] folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
#: {{ux|en|to '''tuck''' a dress}}
# To [[full]], as cloth.
# {{lb|en|LGBT|of a [[drag queen]], [[trans woman]], etc.}} To conceal one’s [[penis]] and [[testicle]]s, as with a [[gaff]] or by fastening them down with [[adhesive]] [[tape]].
#: {{ux|en|Honey, have you '''tucked''' today? We don’t wanna see anything nasty down there.}}
# {{lb|en|when playing [[scale]]s 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.
# {{lb|en|aviation}} {{ellipsis of|en|Mach tuck}}
#: {{ux|en|Never take a first-generation Learjet past Mach 0.82; it'll '''tuck''' hard nose-down and you won't be able to pull out from the dive.}}

=====Antonyms=====
* {{l|en|untuck}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{l|en|Mach tuck}}
* {{l|en|nip and tuck}}
* {{l|en|tuck away}}
* {{l|en|tuck in}}
* {{l|en|tuck into}}
* {{l|en|tuck out}}
*{{l|en|tuckup}}
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=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|push the end of fabric out of sight}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|подгъвам}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|laittaa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|rentrer}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|ჩატანიება}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tűr}}, {{t+|hu|betűr}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|rimboccare}}, {{t+|it|ripiegare}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|hume}}, {{t|mi|koroheihei}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|खोचणे}}, {{t|mr|खोवणे}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|подвора́чивать|impf}}, {{t+|ru|подверну́ть|pf}}, {{t+|ru|засу́чивать|impf}}, {{t+|ru|засучи́ть|pf}} {{qualifier|esp. sleeves}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|trus}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|[[hacer]] [[dobladillo]]}}
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{{trans-top|place somewhere safe or hidden}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|скривам}}, {{t+|bg|смотавам}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|piilottaa}}, {{t+|fi|laittaa}}, {{t+|fi|pistää}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|dug}}, {{t+|hu|bedug}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ripiegare}}, {{t+|it|infilare}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|koroheihei}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|खोचणे}}, {{t|mr|खोवणे}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|засо́вывать|impf}}, {{t+|ru|засу́нуть|pf}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|resguardar}}
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{{trans-top|fit neatly}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|istua}}, {{t+|fi|sopia}}, {{t+|fi|sovittaa}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|incastrare}}, {{t+|it|incastrarsi}}, {{t+|it|adattarsi}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|encajar}}
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{{trans-top|curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|mennä kerälle}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|rannicchiarsi}}
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{{trans-top|sew folds}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|поръбвам}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|掖}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|ommella käänteitä}}
* Italian: {{t|it|pieghettare}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakahoi}}
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{{trans-top|conceal one's penis}}
* French: {{t+|fr|tucker}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|aquendar}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|trucarse}}
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{{checktrans-top}}
* German: {{t+check|de|stecken}} (1)
* Spanish: {{t+check|es|meter}}
* Telugu: {{t+check|te|దోపు}} (1), {{t+check|te|కుక్కు}} , {{t+check|te|బొక్కు}} (2)
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====Noun====
{{en-noun}}
[[File:Reverse 5391.JPG|thumb|right|120 px|A diver in the tuck position.]]
[[File:Andrej Šporn at the 2010 Winter Olympic downhill.jpg|120px|thumb|right|A skier in tuck position.]]

# An act of [[#Verb|tuck]]ing; a [[pleat]] or [[fold]]. {{defdate|From late 14thC.}}
# {{lb|en|sewing}} A [[fold]] in [[fabric]] that has been [[stitch]]ed in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
# A curled position.
# {{lb|en|medicine|surgery}} A [[plastic surgery]] technique to remove excess skin.
#: {{coi|en|[[tummy tuck|tummy '''tuck''']]}}
# {{lb|en|music|piano|when playing [[scale]]s on [[piano key]]s}} The act of keeping the [[thumb]] in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
# {{lb|en|diving}} A curled position, with the [[shin]]s held towards the body.
# {{lb|en|nautical}} The [[afterpart]] of a [[ship]], immediately under the [[stern]] or [[counter]], where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
# {{lb|en|British|dated|school|_|slang|India}} [[food|Food]], especially snack food.

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|French tuck|tuck pointing|tuck up|tuck-in|tuck-out|tummy tuck|tuck shop|tuck box|tucker}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|act of tucking}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|подгъване|n}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|vekkaus}}
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{{trans-top|sewing: fold stitched from end to end}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|подгъв|m}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|sacsó|m}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|sisäänveto}}, {{t+|fi|laskos}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|whakahoi}}
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{{trans-top|curled position}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|muna-asento}} {{qualifier|in skiing}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|medicine: plastic surgery technique}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|music: act of keeping thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|diving: curled position}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|група|f}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|keräasento}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|tucker}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{uder|en|fro|estoc||rapier}}, from {{uder|en|it|stocco||a truncheon, a short sword}}. {{doublet|en|estoc}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[rapier]], a [[sword]].
#* {{RQ:Butler Hudibras|year=1905|1|canto=2|text={{...}} with force he labour'd / To free's blade from retentive scabbard; / And after many a painful pluck, / From rusty durance he bail'd '''tuck''' {{...}}}}
#* {{RQ:Shakespeare Twelfth Night|III|I|text=[...] dismount thy '''tuck''', be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly. [...]}}
#* {{RQ:Scott Woodstock|passage=He wore large hose,{{...}} and a '''tuck''', as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length.}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-see|short sword|rapier}}

===Etymology 3===
Compare {{m|en|tocsin}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# The [[beat]] of a [[drum]].

{{C|en|Crossdressing|Transgender}}

==Manx==

===Verb===
{{head|gv|verb|verbal noun|tuckal|past participle|tuckit}}

# to [[full]] {{qualifier|cloth}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|gv|walk}}
* {{l|gv|giallee}}