Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A long, narrow sword; a rapier. 2. (n.) The beat of a drum. 3. (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. 4. (v. t.) To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress. 5. (v. t.) To enclose; 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. 6. (v. t.) To full, as cloth. 7. (v. i.) To contract; to draw together. 8. (n.) A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait. 9. (n.) A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net. 10. (n.) A pull; a lugging. 11. (n.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern. 12. (n.) Food; pastry; sweetmeats.

Multi-Version Concordance Tuck (3 Occurrences) 2 Kings 4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, "Tuck your cloak into your belt, take my staff in your hand, and go your way. If you meet any man, don't greet him; and if anyone greets you, don't answer him again. Then lay my staff on the face of the child." (WEB NIV) 2 Kings 9:1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, "Gird up your waist, and take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead. (See NIV) Ezekiel 5:3 You shall take of it a few in number, and bind them in your skirts. (See NIV)