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tucking away

tucking away is the present participle and gerund 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 tucking away

What is tucking away the present participle and gerund of?
Tucking away is the present participle and gerund of tuck away.

Words near tucking away in the dictionary

  1. tuckets
  2. Tuckey
  3. Tuckeys
  4. Tucki Tucki
  5. tucking
  6. tucking away
  7. tucking in
  8. tucking into
  9. tucking out
  10. tucking up
  11. tuckings

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