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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 food
Familiarity information: TUCK IN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
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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