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1.nounAn act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
2.nounA fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
3.nounA curled position.
4.nounA plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
5.noun(piano, when playing scales on piano keys) 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.nounA curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
7.nounThe 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.
8.verbTo pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
9.verbTo push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden."Tuck in your shirt. I tucked in the sheet. He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket."
10.verb(often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume.
11.verbTo fit neatly."The sofa tucks nicely into that corner. Kenwood House is tucked into a corner of Hampstead Heath."
12.verbTo curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs."The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment."
13.verbTo sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in."to tuck a dress"
14.verbTo full, as cloth.
15.verb(of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape."Honey, have you tucked today? We don’t wanna see anything nasty down there."
16.verb(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.