tuck in

1. transitive verb

hineinstecken

tuck in the blankets — die Decken an den Seiten feststecken

tuck your shirt in! — steck dein Hemd in die Hose!

2. intransitive verb

(coll.) zulangen (ugs.)

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1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) warm zudecken

2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) hineinhauen

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◆ tuck in

I. vt

1. (fold)

▪ to \tuck in in ⇆ sth etw hineinstecken

to \tuck in in one's shirt sein Hemd in die Hose stecken

2. (put to bed)

▪ to \tuck in in ⇆ sb jdn zudecken

3. (fam: hold in)

to \tuck in in ⇆ one's tummy seinen Bauch einziehen

II. vi (fam) reinhauen fam, zulangen fam

there's plenty of food so please \tuck in in! es ist genug Essen da, also bitte langt zu!

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1. vi (Brit inf)

zulangen, reinhauen (inf)

tuck in! — langt zu!, haut rein! (inf)

to tuck into sth — sich (dat) etw schmecken lassen

2. vt sep

1) flap etc hineinstecken, reinstecken (inf); sheet also an den Seiten feststecken

to tuck one's shirt in(to) one's trousers, to tuck one's shirt in — das Hemd in die Hose stecken

tuck your tummy in! — zieh den Bauch ein!

2)

to tuck sb in — jdn zudecken

to tuck sb into bed — jdn ins Bett stecken

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1. transitive verb

hineinstecken

tuck in the blankets — die Decken an den Seiten feststecken

tuck your shirt in! — steck dein Hemd in die Hose!

2. intransitive verb

(coll.) zulangen (ugs.)