tuck in
To push edges of cloth under something to hold it.
Meanings of «tuck in»
1 · verb
to push edges of cloth under something to hold it
Please tuck in your shirt before the meeting.
2 · verb
to make a child warm and comfortable in bed
Every night, we tuck in the children before they go to sleep.
Similar: put to bedcover up
3 · verb
to begin eating food eagerly
The children tuck in as soon as the food arrives.
Similar: dig ineat heartily
Translation
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«tuck in» in 17 languages
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AZ Azərbaycan
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HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt
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