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

About eight of us are crammed with him into a tiny area tucked in the corner of a nightclub.

From Los Angeles Times

As the lights lowered, she thanked the crowd, the white flower tucked in her hair catching the light as she recited her first poem, “White Sage.”

From Los Angeles Times

His conclusion, after looking at the crowd: “They have their shirts tucked in. They’re so serious.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He went straight to Thor’s enclosure and found the kit tucked in his sleeping corner, surrounded by the rice-filled socks that made a nice padded nook.

From Literature

He lived just outside Sassafras Springs in a cluster of small hardscrabble farms everybody called Bent Fork, because it was tucked in next to the bend of the creek.

From Literature

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