TUCK (AWAY OR IN) Synonyms: 49 Similar Words

tuck (away or in)

verb

ˈtək

Definition of tuck (away or in)

as in to eat

to take in as food after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy

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There are few breaks other than to sleep, eat, hydrate or get his bike fixed.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The people who were gathered at tables around her, eating buffet tacos and sipping cans of Coke Zero, were first- and second-generation Americans getting ready to run for office or to work on political campaigns.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of eat

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This matters because consistently consuming too much sodium can raise blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Overall, sugar alcohols can affect people differently, and their digestive effects also depend largely on the amount consumed.

— Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of consume

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And no one understands that feeling quite like Catherine Grace (Lola Petticrew), the serial killer Alice helped put away — and is now confiding in.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Under the right conditions, a single one-kilogram adult can put away four medium-sized blue crabs a day.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

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