1. VERB
If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, or neat.
- He tried to tuck his flapping shirt inside his trousers.
- She found a rose tucked under the windscreen wiper of her car one morning.
tuck away
1. PHRASAL VERB
If you tuck away something such as money, you store it in a safe place.
- The extra income has meant Phillippa can tuck away the rent.
- I tucked the box away in the linen drawer.
2. PHRASAL VERB : usu passive
If someone or something is tucked away, they are well hidden in a quiet place where very few people go.
- We were tucked away in a secluded corner of the room.
... Cobuild
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