Tucked vs Lucked - What's the difference?
tucked | lucked |
(tuck)
(lb) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
(lb) To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden.
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*:It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau; young men of his own type, silk-hatted, frock-coated, the crooks of their walking sticks tucked up under their left arms, passed on the Park side.
(lb) To fit neatly.
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To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
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To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
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To full, as cloth.
To conceal one’s genitals, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
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(lb) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
An act of tucking ; a pleat or fold.
(sewing) A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
A curled position.
(medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
(music, piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
(diving) A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
(archaic) A rapier, a sword.
* 1663 , (Hudibras) , by (Samuel Butler), part 1,
* Sir Walter Scott
Food, especially snack food.
(luck)
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
A superstitious feeling that brings fortune or success.
success
To succeed by chance.
To rely on luck.
To carry out relying on luck.
As verbs the difference between tucked and lucked
is that tucked is past tense of tuck while lucked is past tense of luck.tucked
English
Verb
(head)tuck
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at touch.Verb
(en verb)Antonyms
* untuckDerived terms
* tuck away * tuck in * tuck into * nip and tuckNoun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- [...] with force he labour'd / To free's blade from retentive scabbard; / And after many a painful pluck, / From rusty durance he bail'd tuck [...]
- (Shakespeare)
- He wore large hose, and a tuck , as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length.
Etymology 3
Compare tocsin.Etymology 4
(etyl) .Noun
(-)Derived terms
* tuck shop * tuck box * tuck in ----lucked
English
Verb
(head)luck
English
Noun
(-)- The raffle is just a matter of luck .
- Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to get success.
- I couldn't believe my luck when I found a fifty dollar bill on the street.
- Gilbert had some bad luck yesterday — he got pick-pocketed and lost fifty dollars.
- He blew on the dice for luck .
- I wish you lots of luck for the exam tomorrow.
- I tried for ages to find a pair of blue suede shoes, but didn't have any luck .
- He has a lot of luck with the ladies, perhaps it is because of his new motorbike.
Synonyms
* fortune (both senses)Derived terms
* bad luck * down on one's luck * good luck * luckless * lucky * lucky break * luck out * luck of the draw * luck of the Irish * luck upon * push one's luck * ride one's luck * run of bad luck * sheer luck * streak of good luckVerb
(en verb)- His plan lucked out.
- No plan. We're just to going to have to luck through.
- Our plan is to luck it through.