tuck in en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
See tuck (1).
Meanings
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(transitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
She tucked in her young son and turned out the light.
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(intransitive) To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself; to get in bed.
Life on the island feels great! When the sun rises, I wakey-wakey, and when it sets, I tuck in fer snoozer-time! Perfect fer a simple bloke like me, right?
2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube:Always my man, always. Have a peaceful night when you tuck in.
2025 February 27, @PhanTom_X777X, Twitter:
- (transitive) To push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants.
- To acquire something tiny
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(transitive) To score from with a casual motion
And although Steven Fletcher cut the deficit for Wolves, tucking in Stephen Hunt's cross, the home side held on.
2011 September 24, Arindam Rej, “Liverpool 2 - 1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC Sport:
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To place in a small space.
Since then we have had the opportunity to travel in them and were much impressed by the internal styling and comfort of the seating (with the minor exception of the single seats which have been tucked in longitudinally alongside some of the entrance vestibules and which are so cramped that only the slimmest of female figures could be comfortable in them; the space they occupy would have been better utilised to increase standing room).
1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715:"Tuck it in that corner."
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tucks in | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| tucking in | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tucked in | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| tucked in | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (43)
cy lapio (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · cy twcio i mewn (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · hu betűr (to push in loose clothing) · ru прикрыва́ть (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · pl wpychać (to push in loose clothing) · es emburujar (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · hu tűr (to push in loose clothing) · pl otulać (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · hu besuvaszt (to push in loose clothing) · hu betuszkol (to push in loose clothing) · de zudecken (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · hu bedug (to push in loose clothing) · sv stoppa om (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · de eindecken (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · ru прикры́ть (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · ru запра́вить (to push in loose clothing) · ja はさみ込む (to push in loose clothing) · de tucken (to push in loose clothing) · nl instoppen (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · bg подпъхвам (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · hu ágyba tesz (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · eo enlitigi (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · mi pūroku (to push in loose clothing) · hu ágyba dug (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · pl otulić (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · es remeter (to push in loose clothing) · es arrebujar (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · hu lefektet (és betakar) (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · es meter adentro (to push in loose clothing) · eo ĉirkaŭkovri (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · ca acotxar (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · pl wepchnąć (to push in loose clothing) · es emborujar (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · fi kääriä (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · cy twcio i mewn (to push in loose clothing) · es arropar (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · sv stoppa in (to push in loose clothing) · hu begyömöszöl (to push in loose clothing) · es aborujar (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed) · ru заправля́ть (to push in loose clothing) · fi panna (to push in loose clothing) · hu begyűr (to push in loose clothing) · fi peitellä (to pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed)