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TUCK IN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

Example:

My son tucked in a whole pizza

Synonyms:

put away; tuck away; tuck in

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "tuck in" is one way to...):

eat up; finish; polish off (finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table)

"Tuck in" entails doing...:

eat (eat a meal; take a meal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They tuck in more bread

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