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tuck vs victuals

victuals vs tuck

tuck and victuals both are nouns.

tuck is a verb but victuals is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tuck Yes No Yes No
victuals Yes No No No
As nouns, victuals is a hypernym of tuck; that is, victuals is a word with a broader meaning than tuck:
  • tuck: eatables (especially sweets)
  • victuals: any substance that can be used as food
Other hypernyms of tuck include comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual.
tuck (noun) victuals (noun)
a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place any substance that can be used as food
a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges a source of materials to nourish the body
(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 stock or supply of foods
eatables (especially sweets)
tuck (verb) victuals (verb)
fit snugly into
make a tuck or several folds in
draw together into folds or puckers
Difference between tuck and victuals

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