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tuck away

tuck away verb: to save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away.

Verb

tuck away (third-person singular simple present tucks away, present participle tucking away, simple past and past participle tucked away)

  1. (transitive) To save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away.
    • She's been tucking away cash for a rainy day.
  2. (intransitive) To be located in a remote, inaccessible or difficult-to-see spot.
    • The shop was tucked away behind a parking garage.
  3. (UK, slang, transitive) To eat or drink a lot of (something).
    • There was no limit on drinks, and the guy next to me tucked away a few G and Ts. I confined myself to a pleasant Brewdog Ale and a glass of slightly insipid wine.2025 June 11, Christian Wolmar, “First Class delights with an occasional pang of hunger”, in RAIL, number 1037, page 34

Forms of tuck away

third-person singular presenttucks away
present participletucking away
past participletucked away
pasttucked away

Questions about tuck away

What does tuck away mean?
Tuck away means to save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away.
What part of speech is tuck away?
Tuck away is a verb.
What is the past tense of tuck away?
The past tense of tuck away is tucked away.

Words near tuck away in the dictionary

  1. tuchunship
  2. tuchunships
  3. tuchus
  4. tuchuses
  5. tuck
  6. tuck away
  7. tuck box
  8. tuck boxes
  9. tuck in
  10. tuck into
  11. tuck out

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