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TUCK IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tuck in mean? 

TUCK IN (verb)
  The verb TUCK IN has 1 sense:

1. eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of foodplay

  Familiarity information: TUCK IN used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TUCK IN (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

put away; tuck away; tuck in

Context example:

My son tucked in a whole pizza

Hypernyms (to "tuck in" is one way to...):

eat up; finish; polish off (finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table)

"Tuck in" entails doing...:

eat (eat a meal; take a meal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They tuck in more bread


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