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tucked away

tucked away is the simple past and past participle of tuck away.

Meaning of tuck 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

Questions about tucked away

What is tucked away the simple past and past participle of?
Tucked away is the simple past and past participle of tuck away.

Words near tucked away in the dictionary

  1. tuckavee
  2. tuckaway
  3. tuckbox
  4. tuckboxes
  5. tucked
  6. tucked away
  7. tucked in
  8. tucked into
  9. tucked out
  10. tucked up
  11. Tuckenhay

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