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

Everything ought to be neatly arranged and covered with a tuck-in square over all.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the tuck-in square that neither of the girls had finished before leaving Rosemont.

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We learned that the "tuck-in" was not to be general throughout the camp on a certain day.

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He'd had a pretty good tuck-in himself, and they must get to business.

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Related Words

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