tuck in

British  

verb

1. Also: tuck 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. Also: tuck into.  informal (intr) to eat, esp heartily

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noun

1. informal a meal, esp a large one

tuck in Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

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tuck in

We may find out within days, but he is likely to come under real pressure, including from some of his allies, to tuck in behind Burnham to enable a swift transition.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

And I always tuck in my phone before I tuck myself in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

When she weakly advises him to tuck in the shirt a little more, he snarls through a clenched jaw, “It’s tucked into my socks!”

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025

As for Harbaugh’s tighter-ship influence, Bosa said he has seen it in things like how the Chargers tuck in their jerseys during practices and keep their lockers tidy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2024

Sixteen were single beds, but the other nine were very large, so large that Lupita had to keep circling them and lifting the great mattresses to tuck in the sheets and blankets.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

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