"tuck-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-tuck-in.ogg [Australia] Forms: tuck-ins [plural]
Etymology: tuck + in, from the phrasal verb. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tuck|in}} tuck + in Head templates: {{en-noun}} tuck-in (plural tuck-ins)
  1. (slang) A hearty meal. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tuck-in-en-noun-yAWNrMEA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. The process of putting a child to bed and tucking the covers around them.
    Sense id: en-tuck-in-en-noun-oAUYA89N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tuck, tucker, tuck-out

Inflected forms

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