TUCK (3)

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.]] 1. 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. 2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
3. 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. 4. [[Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. Tocsin.]] To full, as cloth.