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What does tuck mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). [From 14th c.]
  2. (transitive) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden. [From 1580s.]
  3. (intransitive, often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume. [From 1780s.]
  4. (ergative) To fit neatly.
  5. To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
  6. To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
  7. To full, as cloth.
  8. (drag queen) To conceal one’s genitals, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
  9. (scale) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
Noun
  1. An act of tucking; a pleat or fold. [From late 14thC.]
  2. (sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
  3. A curled position.
  4. (medicine) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
  5. (music) 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.
  6. (diving) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
Noun
  1. (archaic) A rapier, a sword.
Noun
  1. The beat of a drum.
Noun
  1. Food, especially snack food.
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