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Similar words: muck in · suck in · tuck into · chuck in · truck on · bunk in · jack in · kick in · lock in · pack in
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tuck in

1 (v + adv) informal start eating INTRANSITIVEtuck in! ithigí libh!, déanaigí bhur gcuid! 2 (v + adv) arrange bed covers TRANSITIVEto tuck a child in páiste a shoipriú sa leaba, páiste a chlutharú sa leaba → see tuck

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • safely »
    they're safely tucked up in bed tá siad slán sábháilte ina gcodladh
  • shirt tail »
    tuck in your shirt tail cuir eireaball do léine isteach
  • tuck »
    in tucks (also in tucks of laughter) informal sna trithí gáire, in arraingeacha ag gáire
  • tuck »
    tuck your shirt in cuir isteach do léine
  • tucked away »
    the house is tucked away in the woods tá an teach suite amuigh sna coillte
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