"tuck into" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tucks into [present, singular, third-person], tucking into [participle, present], tucked into [participle, past], tucked into [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Related terms: tuck in
    Sense id: en-tuck_into-en-verb-cYy5UE9G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (into)

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To eat, especially with gusto."
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