tuck in

verb

1. Alsotuck into tr to put to bed and make snug
2. tr to thrust the loose ends or sides of (something) into a confining space
3. informal.
   Alsotuck into intr to eat, esp heartily

noun

1. informal.
   a meal, esp a large one

Idioms and Phrases

Thrust in the edge of or end of something, such as bed linens or a shirt; also, make a child secure in bed by folding in the bedclothes. For example, Tuck in your shirt; it looks awful hanging out of your pants , or Mother went upstairs to tuck in the children . [First half of 1600s]

Example Sentences

Fed a heavy diet of spin, the left-hander tucked in with his trademark sweeps and reverses.

From BBC

Teams there are assessing how many homes were destroyed in an isolated town tucked in the Santa Ana Mountains after the fire jumped Ortega Highway earlier in the week and ran through the town.

From Los Angeles Times

But if things picked up, he’d head down the mountain with his two cats, Buddy and Sissy, tucked in his backpack.

From Los Angeles Times

I study my blind eye, tucked in its new costume, and opt for a late-night Google question instead: What if I got another procedure done on my eyes?

From Los Angeles Times

I would drive there sometimes after leaving my father tucked in bed, his shrinking five-foot-six-inch frame engulfed by an extra-large cotton T-shirt, baggy basketball shorts.

From Salon

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