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Meaning of "tuck in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TUCK IN

tuck in play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUCK IN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tuck in is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES TUCK IN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tuck in

Eating

Eating is the ingestion of food or other object, usually to provide heterotrophic organism particularly for energy and growth. Animals and other heterotrophs must eat in order to survive: carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, omnivores consume a mixture of both plant and animal matter, and detritivores eat detritus. Fungi digest organic matter outside of their bodies as opposed to animals that digest their food inside their bodies. For humans, eating is an activity of daily living.

Definition of tuck in in the English dictionary

The first definition of tuck in in the dictionary is Also: tuck into to put to bed and make snug. Other definition of tuck in is to thrust the loose ends or sides of into a confining space. Tuck in is also Also: tuck into to eat, esp heartily.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUCK IN

tubulously
tubulure
TUC
Tucana
Tucanae
tuchun
tuck
tuck away
tuck shop
tuck-in
tuckahoe
tuckbox
tucker
tucker-bag
tuckerbox
tuckered out
tucket
tucotuco
Tucson
tucutucu

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUCK IN

block in
book in
break in
check in
chuck in
get stuck in
ink in
jack in
kick in
muck in
pack in
sink in
suck in
take stock in
up to one´s neck in
work in

Synonyms and antonyms of tuck in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TUCK IN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tuck in» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tuck in

Translation of «tuck in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUCK IN

Find out the translation of tuck in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tuck in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tuck in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tuck en
570 millions of speakers

English

tuck in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

में टक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الثنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заправить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tuck no
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একত্র ভিতরে টানিয়া নেত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

engouffrer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tuck in
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reinhauen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감싸다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tuck in
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cất kín
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உ ள் சொருகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्ये टੱਕ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sokmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rimboccare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tuck w
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заправити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tuck în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snoepie in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tuck in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tuck in
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tuck in

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUCK IN»

The term «tuck in» is regularly used and occupies the 60.683 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUCK IN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tuck in

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUCK IN»

Discover the use of tuck in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tuck in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How Do You Tuck In a Superhero?: And Other Delightful ...
"This book is a celebration of boyhood in all its glory."--Dr. Kevin Leman, author, Have a New Kid by Friday When Rachel Balducci looks for material for her writing, she doesn't have to look far.
Rachel Balducci, 2010
2
Tuck in the Pool
Tuck, a little pig taking swimming lessons, overcomes his fear of the water with the help of his lucky rubber spider.
‎2000
3
The Tuck-In: (a Child's Event)
Every parent has already experienced the typical “tuck-in", but this meaningful experience can become so much more to close the end of the day, to make memories, and to make each child feel more important. To tuck-in can mean to secure ...
Karen J. Cheever, 2012
4
Tuck-in Time
Carole Gerber. TUCK-IN TIME is perfect bedtime fun! $16.99 U.S.A. $18.99 CANADA When I tuck you in, what. BC.
Carole Gerber, 2014
5
Who Will Tuck Me in Tonight?
Various farm animal mothers do their best to tuck Wooly the lamb into bed, but nothing is quite right until Mother Sheep arrives. By the creators of Little Bunny's Sleepless Night.
Carol Roth, 2004
6
Tuck Everlasting
Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can.
Natalie Babbitt, 2010
7
An Unexpected Minority: White Kids in an Urban School
leachers commanded students to "tuck in that shirt!" virtually every day that I observed at Matthews Middle School. As I have mentioned, the school had a uniform dress code policy that required students to keep their shirts tucked in at all times.
Edward W. Morris, 2006
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Effect of Tuck Index on Impulse Produced During a Squat Jump ...
It is also clear that the same literature does not attempt to quantify the amount of tuck in which the swimmer should attain. Explanation of Tuck Index The measure of tuck index has been used in several studies to quantify the amount of tuck ...
Adam Douglas Smith, 2008
9
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Also, in C19 more gen, tuck-out, 1823; occ. in C.19, very often in C20, tuck-in, 1859 (H., lst ed.) Cf. tucker, q.v. (F. & H. and OED.) ?ex tuck, a fold or pleat: tuck- out, the earliest form, suggests a meal that removes a tuck or a crease from one's  ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
10
Sewing Simple Slipcovers: Stylish New Looks for Every Room
TUCK-IN ALLOWANCE The tuck-in allowance is the extra fabric that you tuck into areas to help hold your slipcover in place on couches and chairs, giving it a good , smooth look and fit. You'll need a tuck-in allowance where the inside back of ...
Tracy W. Munn, 2003

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tuck in [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tuck-in>. Apr 2024 ».
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