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(1):

(n.) The beat of a drum.

(2):

(v. t.) 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.

(3):

(v. t.) To full, as cloth.

(4):

(n.) A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; - called also tuck-net.

(5):

(n.) A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait.

(6):

(n.) Food; pastry; sweetmeats.

(7):

(n.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern.

(8):

(n.) A pull; a lugging.

(9):

(n.) A long, narrow sword; a rapier.

(10):

(v. i.) To contract; to draw together.

(11):

(v. t.) To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.

(12):

(v. t.) 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.