tucking 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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