tuck away

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Verb

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tuck away (third-person singular simple present tucks away, present participle tucking away, simple past and past participle tucked away)

  1. (transitive) To save or hoard (something); to hide (something) in a safe spot; to squirrel away.
    She's been tucking away cash for a rainy day.
  2. (intransitive) To be located in a remote, inaccessible or difficult-to-see spot.
    The shop was tucked away behind a parking garage.
  3. (transitive, UK, slang) To eat a lot of (something).

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