tucked in (verb)
1tuck — [[t]tʌ̱k[/t]] tucks, tucking, tucked 1) VERB If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat. [V n prep] He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers... [V ed] She found a rose tucked under… …
2tuck in — verb eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food My son tucked in a whole pizza • Syn: ↑tuck away, ↑put away • Hypernyms: ↑eat up, ↑finish, ↑polish off • …
3put away — verb 1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (Freq. 2) The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock away, ↑lock, ↑shut up, ↑ …
4hang out — verb spend time in a certain location or with certain people She hangs out at the corner cafe • Derivationally related forms: ↑hangout • Hypernyms: ↑frequent, ↑haunt • Verb Frames: Somebody s …
5tuck away — verb eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food My son tucked in a whole pizza • Syn: ↑tuck in, ↑put away • Hypernyms: ↑eat up, ↑finish, ↑polish off • …
6tuck in — verb a) 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. b) To push the fabric at the bottom of a shirt under the pants. Tuck in, before the food goes cold …
7roll — verb 1》 move by turning over and over on an axis: the car rolled down into a ditch. ↘turn over to face a different direction. ↘(of a moving ship, aircraft, or vehicle) sway on an axis parallel to the direction of motion. ↘N. Amer.… …
8tuck — verb 1》 push, fold, or turn under or between two surfaces or into a confined space: he tucked his shirt into his trousers. ↘(tuck someone in/up) settle someone in bed by pulling the edges of the bedclothes firmly under the mattress. 2》 (tuck… …
9untuck — verb free from being tucked in or up …
10ladge — Verb. To embarrass. Orig. Romany? E.g. She was well ladged after realising her skirt was tucked in her knickers. Yorks/Cumbria/NE use …
