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From Middle English tuken, touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), from Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”) and Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *teuh-, *teug- (“to draw, pull”) (compare also *tukkōną), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Akin to Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), zuchôn (“to jerk”), German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”). Doublet of touch.

From Old French estoc (“rapier”), from Italian stocco (“a truncheon, a short sword”). Doublet of estoc.

Compare tocsin.

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: подгъване (podgǎvane) — act of tucking
• Finnish: vekkaus — act of tucking
• Bulgarian: подгъв (podgǎv) — sewing: fold stitched from end to end
• Catalan: sacsó — sewing: fold stitched from end to end
• Czech: záševek — sewing: fold stitched from end to end
• Czech: sámek — sewing: fold stitched from end to end
• Finnish: sisäänveto — sewing: fold stitched from end to end
• Finnish: laskos — sewing: fold stitched from end to end
• Māori: whakahoi — sewing: fold stitched from end to end
• Finnish: muna-asento — curled position
• Bulgarian: група (grupa) — diving: curled position
• Finnish: keräasento — diving: curled position
• Bulgarian: подгъвам (podgǎvam) — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Czech: zastrčit — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Czech: zasunout — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Czech: vsunout — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Finnish: laittaa — push the end of fabric out of sight
• French: rentrer — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Georgian: ჩატანიება (čaṭanieba) — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Hungarian: tűr — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Hungarian: betűr — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Italian: rimboccare — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Italian: ripiegare — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Māori: hume — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Māori: koroheihei — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Marathi: खोचणे (khocṇe) — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Marathi: खोवणे (khovṇe) — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Polish: wkładać — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Polish: włożyć — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Russian: подвора́чивать (podvoráčivatʹ) — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Russian: подверну́ть (podvernútʹ) — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Russian: засу́чивать (zasúčivatʹ) — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Russian: засучи́ть (zasučítʹ) — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Scottish Gaelic: trus — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Spanish: hacer dobladillo — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Welsh: plygu — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Welsh: twcio — push the end of fabric out of sight
• Bulgarian: скривам (skrivam) — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Bulgarian: смотавам (smotavam) — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Czech: zastrčit — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Czech: zasunout — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Czech: vsunout — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Finnish: piilottaa — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Finnish: laittaa — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Finnish: pistää — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Hungarian: dug — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Hungarian: bedug — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Italian: ripiegare — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Italian: infilare — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Māori: koroheihei — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Marathi: खोचणे (khocṇe) — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Marathi: खोवणे (khovṇe) — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Russian: засо́вывать (zasóvyvatʹ) — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Russian: засу́нуть (zasúnutʹ) — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Spanish: resguardar — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Welsh: twcio — place somewhere safe or hidden
• Finnish: istua — fit neatly
• Finnish: sopia — fit neatly
• Finnish: sovittaa — fit neatly
• Italian: incastrare — fit neatly
• Italian: incastrarsi — fit neatly
• Italian: adattarsi — fit neatly
• Spanish: encajar — fit neatly
• Welsh: twcio — fit neatly
• Finnish: mennä kerälle — curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs
• Italian: rannicchiarsi — curl into a ball; fold up and hold one's legs
• Bulgarian: поръбвам (porǎbvam) — sew folds
• Chinese Mandarin: 掖 — sew folds
• Czech: udělat sámky — sew folds
• Czech: dělat sámky — sew folds
• Czech: nabrat — sew folds
• Czech: zřasit — sew folds
• Finnish: ommella käänteitä — sew folds
• Italian: pieghettare — sew folds
• Māori: whakahoi — sew folds
• French: tucker — conceal one's penis
• Portuguese: aquendar — conceal one's penis
• Spanish: trucarse — conceal one's penis