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 into (1 of 4)

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 into (2 of 4)

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 into (3 of 4)

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 into (4 of 4)

Tuck
/ (tʌk) /

noun

Idioms and Phrases with tuck into (1 of 2)

tuck into

Eat heartily or greedily, as in For a two-year-old he really tucked into his food. [Early 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with tuck into (2 of 2)

tuck