Origin of tuck

1
before 900; Middle English t(o)uken to stretch (cloth), torment, Old English tūcian to torment; akin to Middle Low German tucken to tug, German zucken to jerk. See tow1

OTHER WORDS FROM tuck

un·tucked, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for tuck away (1 of 5)

tuck away

verb (tr, adverb) informal

to eat (a large amount of food)
to store, esp in a place difficult to find

British Dictionary definitions for tuck away (2 of 5)

tuck 1
/ (tʌk) /

verb

noun

See also tuck away, tuck in

Word Origin for tuck

C14: from Old English tūcian to torment; related to Middle Dutch tucken to tug, Old High German zucchen to twitch

British Dictionary definitions for tuck away (3 of 5)

tuck 2
/ (tʌk) /

noun

archaic a rapier

Word Origin for tuck

C16: from French estoc sword, from Old French: tree trunk, sword, of Germanic origin

British Dictionary definitions for tuck away (4 of 5)

tuck 3
/ (tʌk) dialect /

noun

a touch, blow, or stroke

verb

(tr) to touch or strike
(intr) to throb or bump

Word Origin for tuck

C16: from Middle English tukken to beat a drum, from Old Northern French toquer to touch; compare tucket

British Dictionary definitions for tuck away (5 of 5)

Tuck
/ (tʌk) /

noun

Idioms and Phrases with tuck away (1 of 2)

tuck away

1

Eat heartily, as in He tucked away an enormous steak. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] Also see tuck into.

2

Hide, put in storage, as in She had several hundred dollars tucked away. [c. 1900]

Idioms and Phrases with tuck away (2 of 2)

tuck