tuck in

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed)

   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.
2. 2

   To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself

   To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself; to get in bed.

   • Life on the island feels great! When the sun rises, I wakey-wakey, and when it sets, I tuck in fer snoozer-time! Perfect fer a simple bloke like me, right?
   • Always my man, always. Have a peaceful night when you tuck in.
3. 3

   To push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants.

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   1. 4

      To acquire something tiny

   2. 5

      To score from with a casual motion

      • And although Steven Fletcher cut the deficit for Wolves, tucking in Stephen Hunt's cross, the home side held on.
   3. 6

      To place in a small space.

      • "Tuck it in that corner."
   4. 7

      To eat heartily.

      • Tuck in, before the food goes cold.
      • Still, he tucked in handsomely to bacon and tomato on fried bread, felicitating himself on the considered wisdom of his arrival in the character of guest to Bradly.

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