tuck away
verb
Simple meaning
Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tuhkuhwaySay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtʌkəˈweɪ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
transitiveukslang
To eat or drink a lot of (something).
transitive
To save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away.
intransitive
To be located in a remote, inaccessible or difficult-to-see spot.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
Used this way, tuck away is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is about measurement, so it is used where accuracy is the point.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
- Academic writing
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