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To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- She tucked in her young son and turned out the light.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself; to get in bed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To acquire something tiny
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To score from with a casual motion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To place in a small space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- "Tuck it in that corner."
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To eat heartily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Tuck in, before the food goes cold.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- My son tucked in a whole pizza
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tuck away, put away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eat up, finish, polish off
See tuck (1).
See tuck (4).
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
подпъхвам
(podpǎhvam)
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Catalan:
acotxar
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Dutch:
instoppen
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Esperanto:
ĉirkaŭkovri
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Esperanto:
enlitigi
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Finnish:
peitellä
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Finnish:
kääriä
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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German:
zudecken
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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German:
eindecken
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Hungarian:
lefektet (és betakar)
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Hungarian:
ágyba tesz
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Hungarian:
ágyba dug
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Polish:
otulać
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Polish:
otulić
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Russian:
прикры́ть
(prikrýtʹ)
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Russian:
прикрыва́ть
(prikryvátʹ)
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Spanish:
arropar
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Spanish:
arrebujar
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Spanish:
aborujar
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Spanish:
emborujar
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Spanish:
emburujar
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Swedish:
stoppa om
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Welsh:
twcio i mewn
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Welsh:
lapio
— to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
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Finnish:
panna
— to push in loose clothing
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German:
tucken
— to push in loose clothing
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Hungarian:
tűr
— to push in loose clothing
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Hungarian:
betűr
— to push in loose clothing
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Hungarian:
bedug
— to push in loose clothing
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Hungarian:
begyűr
— to push in loose clothing
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Hungarian:
betuszkol
— to push in loose clothing
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Hungarian:
besuvaszt
— to push in loose clothing
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Hungarian:
begyömöszöl
— to push in loose clothing
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Japanese:
はさみ込む
(hasamikomu)
— to push in loose clothing
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Māori:
pūroku
— to push in loose clothing
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Polish:
wpychać
— to push in loose clothing
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Polish:
wepchnąć
— to push in loose clothing
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Russian:
запра́вить
(zaprávitʹ)
— to push in loose clothing
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Russian:
заправля́ть
(zapravljátʹ)
— to push in loose clothing
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Spanish:
remeter
— to push in loose clothing
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Spanish:
meter adentro
— to push in loose clothing
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Swedish:
stoppa in
— to push in loose clothing
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Welsh:
twcio i mewn
— to push in loose clothing
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Polish:
wcinać
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Polish:
zajadać
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Polish:
wsuwać
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Polish:
wsunąć
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Polish:
pałaszować
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Polish:
spałaszować
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Spanish:
yantar con apetito
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