Phrase guide

tuck in

verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

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

2

verb

Meaning 2

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

3

verb

Meaning 3

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

4

verb

Meaning 4

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

5

verb

Meaning 5

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

6

verb

Meaning 6

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

7

verb

Meaning 7

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

8

verb

Meaning 8

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

History

Etymology

See tuck (1).

See tuck (4).

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подпъхвам (podpǎhvam) — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Catalan: acotxar — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Dutch: instoppen — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Esperanto: ĉirkaŭkovri — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Esperanto: enlitigi — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Finnish: peitellä — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Finnish: kääriä — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • German: zudecken — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • German: eindecken — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Hungarian: lefektet (és betakar) — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Hungarian: ágyba tesz — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Hungarian: ágyba dug — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Polish: otulać — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Polish: otulić — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Russian: прикры́ть (prikrýtʹ) — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Russian: прикрыва́ть (prikryvátʹ) — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Spanish: arropar — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Spanish: arrebujar — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Spanish: aborujar — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Spanish: emborujar — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Spanish: emburujar — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Swedish: stoppa om — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Welsh: twcio i mewn — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Welsh: lapio — to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed
  • Finnish: panna — to push in loose clothing
  • German: tucken — to push in loose clothing
  • Hungarian: tűr — to push in loose clothing
  • Hungarian: betűr — to push in loose clothing
  • Hungarian: bedug — to push in loose clothing
  • Hungarian: begyűr — to push in loose clothing
  • Hungarian: betuszkol — to push in loose clothing
  • Hungarian: besuvaszt — to push in loose clothing
  • Hungarian: begyömöszöl — to push in loose clothing
  • Japanese: はさみ込む (hasamikomu) — to push in loose clothing
  • Māori: pūroku — to push in loose clothing
  • Polish: wpychać — to push in loose clothing
  • Polish: wepchnąć — to push in loose clothing
  • Russian: запра́вить (zaprávitʹ) — to push in loose clothing
  • Russian: заправля́ть (zapravljátʹ) — to push in loose clothing
  • Spanish: remeter — to push in loose clothing
  • Spanish: meter adentro — to push in loose clothing
  • Swedish: stoppa in — to push in loose clothing
  • Welsh: twcio i mewn — to push in loose clothing
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