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tucked into

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

Meaning of tuck into

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To eat, especially with gusto.
    • If you'll just let little Wackford tuck into something fat, I'll be obliged to you.1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 39, in Nicholas Nickleby
  2. (transitive) To place or secure someone or something into a snug location, with items being pushed, folded, or concealed in a tight space.

Questions about tucked into

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

Words near tucked into in the dictionary

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

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