The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tuck \Tuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Tucking.] [OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug. See Tug.]
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.
To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
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.
[Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. Tocsin.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]
Wiktionary
n. (cx sewing English) A tuck. vb. (present participle of tuck English)
Usage examples of "tucking".
Lan promised, tucking the embroidered patch into a pocket, and mounting.
Macy said in recognition, tucking her dark auburn curls under her hood.
But Tuck came up next to her, putting his arm around her, pulling her into his body, tucking her as it were under the curve of his shoulder.
He recapped the small jar when I remained silent, tucking it into his saddlebag.
I shook my head, tucking my feet under my skirt as I realized they were a shade whiter than the rest of me.
I frowned, tucking my knife into the wide sash of my dress where it belonged.
Then she drew from it a small packet formed by folding a bamboo leaf into a tetrahedron and tucking in the ends.
I tried for a long time to conjure up an image of her before that, just a sliver of something, like her tucking me into bed, reading the adventures of Uncle Wiggly, or hanging my underclothes near the space heater on ice-cold mornings.
I removed my hat, tucking it under my arm, and placed my face next to hers so that we were practically nose to nose.
Later, Melody asked Sister Margaret about everything from tucking the little ones in at night, to dental care, to bad dreams.
A small smile surfaced, and he managed to snag the sheet and pull it over her, tucking it around her shoulders.
Cyr ning, Chase approached the gate and took off his glov tucking them behind an electrical conduit.
With a choked sound, she came into his arms, and he gathered her up in a tight embrace, roughly tucking her face against the curve of his neck.
Avoiding her gaze, he painstakingly hooked his thumb under a thick swatch of hair and drew it back, tucking it care, fully behind her.
Releasing an unsteady sigh, he gathered her up in a secure embrace, tucking her head against the curve of his neck.