tuck in
verb
Forms tucks in tucking in tucked in
- verb (transitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed. “She tucked in her young son and turned out the light.”
- verb (intransitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself; to get in bed.
- verb (transitive) To push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants.
- verb (finance) To acquire something tiny
- verb (transitive, soccer) To score from with a casual motion
- verb To place in a small space. “"Tuck it in that corner."”
- verb (intransitive) To eat heartily. “Tuck in, before the food goes cold.”
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Etymology
See tuck (1).
See tuck (4).
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