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tucks into

tucks into is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 tucks into

What is tucks into the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tucks into is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tuck into.

Words near tucks into in the dictionary

  1. tuckpointing
  2. tuckpoints
  3. tucks
  4. tucks away
  5. tucks in
  6. tucks into
  7. tucks out
  8. tucks up
  9. tuckshop
  10. tuckshops
  11. tucktoo

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