tuck

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for tuck

tuck 🔊 /tʌˈk/

tuck : ඇඳුමේ රැල්ල

tuck : ඔපනැයිය

tuck : නමා ඇතුළට දමනවා

tuck : කැවිලි වර්ග

tuck : රැලි දමනවා

tuck : ඔපනැළි මහනවා

tuck definition

Noun.

  1. A long, narrow sword; a rapier.
  2. The beat of a drum.
  3. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.
  4. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net.
  5. A pull; a lugging.
  6. The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.
  7. Food; pastry; sweetmeats.

Transitive verb.

  1. 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.
  2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
  3. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket.
  4. To full, as cloth.

Intransitive verb. To contract; to draw together.