tuck

English Thesaurus

1. a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	blade, brand, steel, sword,
definition	:	a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard (noun.artifact)

2. a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	plait, pleat,
definition	:	any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	dart,
definition	:	a tapered tuck made in dressmaking (noun.artifact)

3. (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	attitude, position, posture,
definition	:	the arrangement of the body and its limbs (noun.attribute)

domain category	:	athletics, sport,
definition	:	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act)

4. eatables (especially sweets) (noun.food)

hypernym	:	comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals,
definition	:	any substance that can be used as food (noun.food)

domain region	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)

5. draw together into folds or puckers (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	run up, sew, sew together, stitch,
definition	:	fasten by sewing; do needlework (verb.contact)

6. fit snugly into (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	close in, enclose, inclose, shut in,
definition	:	surround completely (verb.contact)

7. make a tuck or several folds in (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	fold, fold up, turn up,
definition	:	bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb.contact)

8. a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	gather, pucker, tuck,
definition	:	draw together into folds or puckers (verb.contact)

9. draw together into folds or puckers (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gather, gathering,
definition	:	sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tuck,
definition	:	a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tucker,
definition	:	a sewer who tucks (noun.person)

derivation	:	pucker, ruck,
definition	:	an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) (noun.shape)

10. fit snugly into (verb.contact)

derivation	:	insertion, introduction, intromission,
definition	:	the act of putting one thing into another (noun.act)

11. make a tuck or several folds in (verb.contact)

derivation	:	tucker,
definition	:	a sewer who tucks (noun.person)

12. a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	gather, pucker, tuck,
definition	:	draw together into folds or puckers (verb.contact)

13. draw together into folds or puckers (verb.contact)

derivation	:	gather, gathering,
definition	:	sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tuck,
definition	:	a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tucker,
definition	:	a sewer who tucks (noun.person)

derivation	:	pucker, ruck,
definition	:	an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) (noun.shape)

14. fit snugly into (verb.contact)

derivation	:	insertion, introduction, intromission,
definition	:	the act of putting one thing into another (noun.act)

15. make a tuck or several folds in (verb.contact)

derivation	:	tucker,
definition	:	a sewer who tucks (noun.person)

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