1.
Eat heartily, as in He tucked away an enormous steak. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] Also see
tuck into.
2.
Hide, put in storage, as in She had several hundred dollars tucked away. [c. 1900]
tuck away
| Idioms: tuck away |
| WordNet: tuck away |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
Synonyms: tuck in, put away
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