tucked, ppl. a.
(tʌkt)
[f. tuck v.1 (and n.1) in various senses + -ed.]
1. Gathered or girded up, arranged in tucks or folds; † of a person: having the clothes girded up (obs.); shortened or ornamented with tucks; thrust or doubled in; poked in or away so as to be retained in position; enveloped, covered snugly up.
| 1530 Palsgr. 327/2 Tucked up as ones clothes is, rebroucé. 1582 Stanyhurst æneis iii. (Arb.) 75, I knew theire tuckt⁓locks. 1709 Steele Tatler No. 30 ¶9 With blue and red Stockings in Morning; tuck'd Cravats, and Nightcap Wigs. 1727 Swift City Shower 37 The tuck'd-up semstress walks with hasty strides. 1823 Scott Quentin D. xxii, The butcher..was distinguished by his tucked-up sleeves. 1883 ‘Sylvia’ Lady's Guide Dressmaking 107, 4 tucked flannel petti⁓coats. 1913 Play Pictorial No. 131. p. vi/1 A prettily tucked chemisette of soft French net. 1963 R. N. Frye Heritage of Persia v. 198 The nomadic background of the Parthians may be seen in some equestrian features of dress, such as leggings cum boots with tucked-in trousers. |
2. a. tucked up (of a dog or horse): having the flanks drawn in from hunger, malnutrition, or fatigue; hence, tired out, exhausted. Cf. tucker v.1, tuckered. slang and dial.
| 1845 Youatt Dog ii. 18 They generally are very thin,..with sharp-pointed ears, deep chest, and tucked-up flanks. 1888 Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk., Tucked up, applied to animals, especially horses after hard riding—looking thin. Th' old mare's a bit a-tucked up. 1891 Kipling Light that Failed iii. 43 ‘You're looking tucked up’, he concluded. |
b. Said of a bell that is hung high in the stock.
| 1874 Beckett Clocks, Watches, etc. (ed. 6) 366 It is difficult to set a much tucked-up bell tolling, though easy to keep it up afterwards. |
c. Hampered or cramped for lack of space, time, means, etc. colloq.
| 1887 Bury & Hillier Cycling iv. 189 A closely built fifty-eight inch racer will be noticeably too short in the reach for him, and he will feel that he is what cyclists call ‘tucked up’, ‘cramped’, or ‘going short’. 1889 N.W. Linc. Gloss. s.v., We're terrible tucked up e' this little hoose... Oats is ripenin that fast we shall be tucked up for time to get 'em afoore thaay begins to shak. 1891 Cent. Dict. s.v., At Billiards the player is said to be tucked-up when his ball lies close under the cushion. |
3. Naut. (in combination): Having a tuck (tuck n.1 2) of a specified shape.
| 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. s.v. Tuck, The fir frigates of 1812–14 had flat, square transoms similar to boats, or heart-shaped. Hence our square-tucked frigates, brigs, &c. |
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Add: 4. In Diving, Gymnastics, etc.: drawn up into the tuck position (see tuck n.1 9); (performed) with the body in this position. Freq. as tucked position.
| 1931 L. L. McClow Tumbling Illustr. i. 1 Straighten legs,..ducking head so that roll is made on back of head,..after which grasp shins, keeping well tucked until up on feet. 1956 Kunzle & Thomas Freestanding vi. 78 Much more height..is needed than for a tucked somersault. 1964 Trampolining (‘Know the Game’ Ser.) 33 An excellent tucked position is shown here. 1978 G. Wright Illustr. Handbk. Sporting Terms 136 Male and female practitioners [of diving] performing breathtaking twists and somersaults in piked and tucked positions. 1990 Seattle Times 30 July c3/1 She secured the gold with a double-tucked somersault dismount. |