posture vs tuck

tuck vs posture

posture and tuck both are nouns.

posture and tuck both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
posture	Yes	No	Yes	No
tuck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tuck is a hyponym of posture; that is, tuck is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than posture:

posture: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
tuck: (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest

Other hyponyms of posture include order arms, ballet position, decubitus, eversion, lithotomy position, lotus position, missionary position, pose, presentation, ectopia, asana, guard, sprawl, sprawling, stance, standard anatomical position, back stance, crouch start.

posture (noun)	tuck (noun)
the arrangement of the body and its limbs	a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
characteristic way of bearing one's body	a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war	(sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
a rationalized mental attitude	eatables (especially sweets)

posture (verb)	tuck (verb)
assume a posture as for artistic purposes	fit snugly into
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others	make a tuck or several folds in
	draw together into folds or puckers

Difference between posture and tuck

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