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tucked in

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

Meaning of tuck in

Verb

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

  1. (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.
  2. (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
  3. (transitive) To push (the fabric at the bottom of a shirt) under the pants.
  4. To acquire something tiny
  5. (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
  6. To place in a small space.
    • "Tuck it in that corner."

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Questions about tucked in

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

Words near tucked in in the dictionary

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

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