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eat up vs tuck away

tuck away vs eat up

eat up and tuck away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eat up No No Yes No
tuck away No No Yes No
As verbs, tuck away is a hyponym of eat up; that is, tuck away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eat up:
  • eat up: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
  • tuck away: eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
Other hyponyms of eat up include put away, tuck in, consume, demolish, devour, down, go through.
eat up (verb) tuck away (verb)
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
use up (resources or materials)
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Difference between eat up and tuck away

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